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. 2010 Jun 12;27(1):35–47. doi: 10.1007/s10899-010-9200-6

Table 3.

Mean (SD) or N (%) health-related variables by problem gambling status

NPG AR PrG PaG
Smoke cigarettes*
 Do not smoke 43 (81.1) 38 (73.1) 15 (83.3) 31 (57.4)
 <10 cigarettes/day 7 (13.0) 7 (13.2) 3 (5.8) 1 (5.6)
 10 cigarettes/day 0 (0.0) 7 (13.5) 0 (0.0) 6 (11.1)
 >20 cigarettes/day 3 (5.7) 4 (7.7) 2 (11.1) 10 (18.5)
Drink alcohol
 None at all 27 (50.0) 27 (51.9) 7 (38.9) 19 (35.2)
 1–5 Drinks 23 (42.6) 19 (36.5) 8 (44.4) 28 (51.9)
 6–10 Drinks 1 (1.9) 2 (3.8) 2 (11.1) 6 (11.1)
 11–15 Drinks 2 (3.7) 3 (5.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 15+ Drinks 1 (1.9) 1 (1.9) 1 (5.6) 1 (1.9)
Self-rated health 3.6 (1.0) 3.3 (0.8) 3.1 (1.0) 3.1 (1.2)
Self-rated quality of life** 4.1 (0.9)a 3.8 (0.7)a,b 3.8 (0.8)a,b 3.5 (1.1)b

Groupings for table based on NODS score

Ns differ due to missing data

Means with different superscripts significantly different by post-hoc Tukey test

NPG non-problem gamblers, AR at-risk gamblers, PrG problem gamblers, PaG probable pathological gamblers

p < 0.10; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01