Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the patients with gambling disorder in financial markets and horse races
| Demographic characteristics | Financial markets (N = 45) | Horse races (N = 99) | t or χ2 | p |
| Age, in years, mean (SD) | 39.9 (7.6) | 39.6 (7.8) | 0.22 | .826 |
| Education, in years, mean (SD) | 15.2 (1.7) | 14.2 (2.3) | 3.03 | .003 |
| Sex (Male), n (%) | 44 (97.8) | 95 (96.0) | 0.31 | .581 |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||
| Single | 7 (15.6) | 30 (30.3) | 10.543 | .007 |
| Married | 37 (82.2) | 58 (58.6) | ||
| Divorced | 0 | 10 (10.1) | ||
| Unknown | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.0) | ||
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||
| Full-time | 39 (86.7) | 57 (57.6) | 10.022 | .006 |
| Part-time | 1 (2.2) | 12 (12.1) | ||
| Unemployment | 4 (8.9) | 22 (22.2) | ||
| Unknown | 1 (2.2.) | 8 (8.1) | ||