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World J Psychiatry. Feb 19, 2026; 16(2): 112817
Published online Feb 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i2.112817
Table 2 Association between smartphone use and non-suicidal self-injury
Smartphone useCategoriesOR (95%CI)
Model 11
Model 22
Model 33
Smartphone duration, continuous variablePer 21 hours/week1.17 (1.10, 1.25)1.15 (1.08, 1.23)1.16 (1.08, 1.24)
Smartphone duration, categorical variable0-21 hours/week1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)
21-42 hours/week1.08 (0.76, 1.53)1.17 (0.82, 1.65)1.09 (0.77, 1.54)
42-63 hours/week1.31 (0.98, 1.76)1.36 (1.02, 1.83)1.22 (0.91, 1.65)
≥ 63 hours/week1.63 (1.25, 2.13)1.60 (1.23, 2.11)1.60 (1.23, 2.11)
Ptrend value< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001
Smartphone unlock frequency, continuous variablePer 50 times/week1.04 (1.02, 1.05)1.031 (1.02, 1.05)1.03 (1.01, 1.04)
Smartphone unlock frequency, categorical variable0-50 times/week1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)
50-150 times/week1.12 (0.85, 1.50)1.07 (0.80, 1.43)0.98 (0.73, 1.31)
150-400 times/week1.45 (1.09, 1.96)1.41 (1.05, 1.90)1.33 (0.99, 1.79)
≥ 400 times/week1.77 (1.32, 2.37)1.63 (1.21, 2.19)1.48 (1.11, 2.00)
Ptrend value< 0.001< 0.0010.001


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