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. 2016 Apr 29;7:625. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00625

Table 1.

Comparison of categorical variables between groups.

Proportion (%) Group Chi-square tests CBB+GD vs. Only-CBB CBB+GD vs. Only-GD Only-CBB vs. Only-GD
Only-CBB Only-GD CBB+GD
n = 103 (%) n = 3094 (%) n = 24 (%) χ2 df p p |d| p |d| p |d|
Sex: Female 75.7 10.0 37.5 415.1 2 <0.001* <0.001* 0.84 <0.001* 0.68 <0.001* 1.78
Origin: Immigrant 1.9 6.4 4.2 3.60 2 0.207 0.518 0.13 0.652 0.10 0.065 0.23
Education: Primary 35.1 57.6 47.8 51.20 4 <0.001* 0.431 0.26 0.313 0.20 <0.001* 0.46
Secondary 42.3 36.4 39.1 0.06 0.06 0.12
University 22.7 6.0 13.0 0.25 0.24 0.51
Civil status: Single 37.0 35.8 17.4 9.56 4 0.048* 0.047* 0.50 0.009* 0.50 0.885 0.03
Married-couple 48.0 50.4 47.8 0.00 0.05 0.05
Divorced 15.0 13.8 34.8 0.50 0.51 0.03
Employed: Yes 49.5 56.4 45.8 2.90 2 0.235 0.746 0.07 0.300 0.21 0.172 0.14
Substances use
Smoker: Yes 36.9 61.2 45.8 26.68 2 <0.001* 0.418 0.18 0.124 0.31 <0.001* 0.50
AUDIT: Low 96.1 85.1 87.5 9.87 4 0.043* 0.099 0.32 0.889 0.07 0.008* 0.38
Abuse 3.9 14.2 12.5 0.32 0.05 0.36
Risk dependence 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.12 0.12
Other drugs: Yes 3.0 9.1 4.2 6.70 2 0.043* 0.765 0.06 0.403 0.20 0.034* 0.26
Other addictions: aAny other
5.8 1.5 8.3 18.45 2 <0.001* 0.649 0.23 0.006* 0.10 <0.001* 0.32
Sex: Yes 1.0 0.1 4.2 30.02 2 <0.001* 0.257 0.20 <0.001* 0.28 0.123 0.12
Gaming: Yes 1.9 0.6 4.2 6.43 2 0.040* 0.518 0.13 0.036* 0.23 0.157 0.11
Internet: Yes 3.9 1.0 8.3 19.05 2 <0.001* 0.355 0.19 <0.001* 0.36 0.022 0.19

CBB, compulsive buying behavior; GD, gambling disorder.

a

Includes sex or videogame or internet addiction.

*

Bold: significant comparison (0.05 level).

Bold: effect size into the range moderate (|d| > 0.50) to high (|d| > 0.80).

p-values include Bonferroni-Finner correction.