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Table 1 Demographic and personality characteristics of the study participants

From: Assessment of in vivo microstructure alterations in gray matter using DKI in internet gaming addiction

 

IGA group (n = 18)

Control group (n = 21)

p-value

 

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

 

Age (years)

20.5 ± 3.55

21.95 ± 2.39

0.138

Gender (M/F)

15/3

18/3

0.06

Education (years)

11.39 ± 1.85

12.38 ± 2.13

0.13

Chen Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS)

74.44 ± 8.33

38.43 ± 9.10

<0.0001

Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS)

53.66 ± 9.71

40.95 ± 8.44

<0.0001

Self-rating depression scale (SDS)

54.72 ± 10.44

38.57 ± 6.67

<0.0001

Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11)

63.94 ± 8.26

50.81 ± 6.95

<0.0001

  1. Two-sample t-test was used for group comparisons. Chi-square test was used for gender comparison.
  2. Abbreviations: IGA internet gaming addiction, SD standard deviation.