Table 4.
Comparison I: Predicting gambling status (in full sample)
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Comparison II: Predicting gambling status (among gamblers only)
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Recreationala gamblers
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Sub-thresholdb gamblers
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Gamblers w/PGDc |
Sub-thresholdb gamblers
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Gamblers w/PGDc |
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OR | Range | p | OR | Range | p | OR | Range | p | OR | Range | p | OR | Range | p | |
Male (vs. female) | 2.5 | (1.8–3.6) | <0.001 | 2.2 | (1.3–3.6) | 0.003 | 1.5 | (0.5–4.4) | 0.49 | 0.9 | (0.5–1.4) | 0.53 | 0.6 | (0.2–1.7) | 0.32 |
Age (vs. 50 years+) | |||||||||||||||
18–20 | 0.1 | (0.0–0.4) | <0.001 | 0.2 | (0.0–0.6) | 0.008 | 0.1 | (0.0–1.3) | 0.08 | 1.3 | (0.3–6.1) | 0.71 | 1.0 | (0.1–10.9) | 0.99 |
21–34 | 0.7 | (0.5–1.2) | 0.21 | 0.5 | (0.2–1.0) | 0.06 | 0.5 | (0.1–2.6) | 0.40 | 0.7 | (0.3–1.3) | 0.26 | 0.6 | (0.1–3.5) | 0.61 |
35–49 | 0.9 | (0.6–1.3) | 0.55 | 0.5 | (0.3–0.9) | 0.02 | 2.4 | (0.5–10.7) | 0.26 | 0.6 | (0.3–1.0) | 0.05 | 2.7 | (0.6–12.0) | 0.20 |
Unemployed (vs. employed) | 0.5 | (0.2–1.3) | 0.18 | 1.9 | (0.8–4.8) | 0.18 | 5.2 | (1.2–23.2) | 0.03 | 3.6 | (1.3–9.9) | 0.01 | 9.9 | (2.2–45.1) | 0.003 |
Regular church attendance (vs. not) | 0.7 | (0.5–0.9) | 0.02 | 0.5 | (0.3–0.8) | 0.003 | 0.2 | (0.1–0.6) | 0.009 | 0.7 | (0.4–1.1) | 0.13 | 0.3 | (0.1–0.9) | 0.04 |
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Alcohol use disorder | 1.9 | (1.2–3.0) | 0.008 | 1.9 | (1.0–3.5) | 0.05 | 0.5 | (0.1–2.2) | 0.37 | 1.0 | (0.6–1.8) | 0.99 | 0.3 | (0.1–1.2) | 0.08 |
Tobacco dependence | 1.3 | (0.8–2.0) | 0.33 | 2.1 | (1.2–3.8) | 0.01 | 3.3 | (0.9–12.0) | 0.06 | 1.7 | (1.0–2.9) | 0.06 | 2.7 | (0.8–9.2) | 0.12 |
TCI personality traits | |||||||||||||||
Novelty seeking | 1.1 | (0.9–1.3) | 0.53 | 1.4 | (1.0–1.8) | 0.03 | 4.3 | (2.1–8.5) | <0.001 | 1.3 | (1.0–1.7) | 0.05 | 4.0 | (2.0–8.0) | <0.001 |
Recreational gamblers = gamblers without DSM-IV pathological gambling criteria.
Sub-threshold = gamblers meeting 1–4 DSM-IV pathological gambling criteria.
PGD = gamblers meeting 5–10 criteria, thus being diagnosed with pathological gambling disorder.