Table 2.
Comparison of clinical features of the patients with gambling disorder in financial markets and horse races
| Variables | Financial markets (N = 45) | Horse races (N = 99) | t or χ2 | p |
| Gambling characteristics | ||||
| The previous gambling activities, n (%) | financial market 41 (91.1) | horse race 67 (67.7) | 117.425 | <.001 |
| horse race 1 (2.2) | financial market 4 (4.0) | |||
| others 3 (6.7) | others 28 (28.3) | |||
| Age of GD onset, mean (SD) | 31.3 (8.1) | 29.1 (6.8) | 1.714 | .089 |
| Gambling debts at first visit, US dollars, mean (SD) | 297,000 (927,000) | 110,000 (149,000) | 1.315 | .195 |
| Big win, US dollars, mean (SD) | 84,714 (110,400) | 22,331 (34,870) | 1.478 | .188 |
| SOGS, mean (SD) | 16.6 (1.7) | 16.4 (1.6) | 0.450 | .655 |
| GSAS, mean (SD) | 14.9 (10.3) | 15.8 (11.6) | −.352 | .726 |
| Co-morbid characteristics | ||||
| Smoking status, n (%) | ||||
| Non-smoker | 20 (44.4) | 11 (11.1) | 19.175 | <.001 |
| Current smoker | 23 (51.1) | 83 (83.8) | ||
| Ex-smoker | 2 (4.4) | 5 (5.1) | ||
| Days of drinking, weekly, mean (SD) | 1.2 (1.5) | 1.7 (2.3) | −1.358 | .177 |
| BDI, mean (SD) | 12 (9.2) | 13.6 (10.8) | −.639 | .525 |
| BAI, mean (SD) | 17.0 (8.7) | 21.7 (9.4) | .587 | .043 |
GD = Gambling Disorder, SOGS = South Oaks Gambling Screen, GSAS = Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale, BDI = Beck Depression Inventory, BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory