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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010 Dec 31;50(2):150–159.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.11.006

Table 3.

Adjusted odds ratios for gambling characteristics across gambling groups

Variables Gambling Type
Interaction Odds Ratio
Internet Gamblers Non-Internet Gamblers

At-Risk & Problem/Pathological Gamblers vs. Low-Risk Gamblers At-Risk & Problem/Pathological Gamblers vs. Low-Risk Gamblers Internet Gambling vs. Non-Internet Gambling

Adjusted odds ratios P-Value Adjusted odds ratios P-Value Adjusted odds ratios P-Value

Gambling Types
Strategic Yes 4.69 0.2007 3.09 0.0039 1.39 0.7884
Nonstrategic Yes 1.72 0.0861 1.45 0.0068 1.35 0.3708
Machine Yes 3.34 <0.0001 1.61 0.0002 1.96 0.0324
Gambling Motivations
Gamble for Excitement Yes 1.63 0.1155 2.93 <0.0001 0.53 0.0540
Gamble for Financial Yes 3.15 <0.0001 3.12 <0.0001 0.91 0.7330
Gamble for Escape Yes 2.50 <0.0001 2.42 <0.0001 0.99 0.9791
Gamble for Social Yes 1.31 0.2092 1.96 <0.0001 0.66 0.0992
Gambling Urges
Pressure Yes 3.28 0.0005 3.81 <0.0001 0.84 0.6722
Anxiety Yes 15.48 <0.0001 10.65 <0.0001 1.06 0.9323
Gambling Partners
Gamble with Adults Yes 2.03 0.0015 1.99 <0.0001 1.02 0.9321
Gamble with Family Yes 1.27 0.2748 1.43 0.0037 0.84 0.4641
Gamble with Friends Yes 0.73 0.2960 2.04 <0.0001 0.32 0.0003
Gamble with Strangers Yes 3.78 <0.0001 3.40 <0.0001 1.09 0.8316
Gamble Alone Yes 2.68 0.0007 2.45 0.0005 1.16 0.7007
Gambling Onset and Duration
Time Spent Gambling (reference: ≤ 1 hour)
 > 1 hour 4.12 <0.0001 4.23 <0.0001 0.88 0.6976
Age of Onset (reference: > 15 years)
 ≤ 8 years 0.68 0.2924 1.08 0.7452 0.62 0.2585
 9–11 years 0.58 0.1034 0.86 0.4735 0.72 0.3789
 12–14 years 0.41 0.0158 0.69 0.0986 0.64 0.2662