Table 3 Correlations between musculoskeletal symptoms with MSD predictive biological markers in smartphone-addicted university students

0.214 (0.178–0.298)^a

0.211 (0.150–0.241)^b

0.245 (0.210–0.381)^c

0.325 (0.250–0.486)^c

0.356 (0.310–0.485)^c

0.296 (0.225–0.350)^c

0.221 (0.198–0.312)^a

0.225 (0.154–0.258)^b

0.50 (0.254–0.441)^c

0.345(0.290–0.510)^c

0.360 (0.345–0.524)^c

0.312 (0.235–0.380)^c

0.234 (0.148–0.311)^a

0.155 (0.98–0.212)^b

0.321 (0.152–0.425)^c

0.285 (0.210–0.380)^c

0.528 (0.290–0.612)^c

0.296 (0.158–0.350)^c

0.236(0.160–0.342)^a

0.160(0.120–0.275)^b

0.332(0.165–0.498)^c

0.290 (0.230–0.415) ^c

0.532(0.320–0.645) ^c

0.315 (0.165–0.370)^c

0.127 (0.80–0.230)^a

0.361 (0.160–0.442)^b

0.412 (0.230–0.560)^c

0.368 (0.152–0.442)^c

0.325 (0.135–0.422)^c

0.314 (0.115–0.385)^c

0.135 (0.95–0.252)^a

0.370 (0.168–0.455)^b

0.420 (0.255–0.580)^c

0.375 (0.160–0.450)^c

0.330 (0.145–0.450)^c

0.325 (0.125–0.395)^c

0.356 (0.280–0.430)^a

0.145 (0.80–0.230)^b

0.213 (0.180–0.330)^c

0.125 (0.70–0.230)^c

0.231 (0.120–0.312)^c

0.298 (0.175–0.415)^c

0.360 (0.290–0.480)^a

0.150 (0.90–0.240)^b

0.220 (0.210–0.360)^c

0.130 (0.80–0.324)^c

0.238 (0.160–0.330)^c

0.315 (0.185–0.435)^c

0.125 (0.79–0.200)^a

0.378 (0.185–0.430)^b

0.218 (0.180–0.350)^c

0.235 (0.150–0.345)^c

0.275 (0.120–0.377)^c

0.432 (0.180–0.530)^c

0.140 (0.80–0.230)^a

0.385 (0.190–0.490)^b

0.228 (0.195–0.370)^c

0.240 (0.160–0.390)^c

0.290 (0.145–0.412)^c

0.450 (0.198–0.590)^c

0.324 (0.115–0.490)^a

0.148 (0.76–0.280)^b

0.185 (0.60–0.215)^c

0.256 (0.140–0.350)^c

0.219 (0.70–0.310)^c

0.318 (0.115–0.430)^c

0.345 (0.130–0.530)^a

0.155 (0.86–0.330)^b

0.195 (0.80–0.230)^c

0.265 (0.165–0.413)^c

0.230 (0.80–0.350)^c

0.328 (0.125–0.470)^c