Table 2 Demographics and clinical characteristics of all subjects.

From: Dorsal and ventral striatal functional connectivity shifts play a potential role in internet gaming disorder

 

IGD

RGU

 

Group difference

 

N = 174Male = 102Female = 72

N = 244Male = 149Female = 95

t

p-value

Demographics (M ± SD)

   

   Age (year)

21.20 ± 2.441

21.56 ± 2.478

1.652

0.099

   Years of education

14.57 ± 1.474

14.61 ± 1.402

−0.223

0.823

Clinical characteristics (M ± SD)

   

   IAT

65.72 ± 8.783

40.09 ± 10.571

27.00

<0.001

   DSM

6.12 ± 1.145

2.53 ± 1.430

27.093

<0.001

   Gaming time (hours/week)

8.27 ± 3.616

6.17 ± 3.024

5.808

<0.001

   Gaming history (year)

3.72 ± .640

3.73 ± .698

−0.130

0.894

   Craving

51.79 ± 17.304

34.77 ± 16.280

9.253

<0.001

  1. p < 0.05 was chosen as the significance level.
  2. IGD Internet Gaming Disorder, RGU recreational game use, M mean, SD standard deviation, IAT Internet Addiction Test, DSM number of DSM-5 item.
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