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Table 4 Comparison of PIU risk groups in terms of the investigated variables (categorical variable)

From: Problematic Internet Use, health behaviors, depression and eating disorders: a cross-sectional study among Polish medical school students

Variablesa

df

χ2

p value

Age

3

1.57

NS

Amount of leisure time per day

3

17.65

< 0.001

Year of study

3

0.99

NS

BMI

3

2.18

NS

IZZ

3

16.63

< 0.001

BDI

3

55.17

< 0.001

EAT-26

3

13.93

< 0.01

  1. aKruskal–Wallis test for groups at a very low, low, average, high risk of PIU
  2. BMI Body Mass Index score, IZZ Health-Related Behavior Inventory score, BDI Beck Depression Inventory score, EAT-26 Eating Attitudes Test score, NS not statistically significant