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Published in final edited form as: Compr Psychiatry. 2014 Dec 31;58:116–121. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.12.021

Table 1.

Socio-demographics of older adults presenting Gambling Disorder (GD) in Brazil and United States (US).

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLE	Brazil n = 89	US n = 81	Test
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLE	Brazil n = 89	US n = 81	Coefficient	p

- AGE IN YEARS	64.7 (ST^ =± 3.9*	64.1 (ST =± 3.8)	U=3186	.189

GENDER
- Male	33 (37.1%)	34 (42%)	χ² = .426	.512
- Female	56 (62.9%)	46 (58%)

RACE
- Caucasian	78 (87.6%)	74 (91.4%)	χ² = .619	.431
- Non-Caucasian	11 (12.4%)	7 (8.6%)

MARITAL STATUS
- With partner	59 (66.3%)	40 (49.4%)	χ² = 4.985	.026
- Without partner	30 (33.7%)	41 (50.6%)

EDUCATION
- High school or less	55 (61.8%)	41 (50.6%)	χ² = 2.156	.142
- More than high school	34 (38.2&)	40 (49.4%)

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Standard Deviation