Table 2. Differences Between Studied Groups in Gambling and Eating Behavior.
| Behavior | Item | Control | PG | BED | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 17 | 15 | 7 | ||
| Gambling | PG DSM-IV | 0.1 (0.3) | 7.3 (1.4) | 0 (0) | <0.0001 |
| SOGS | 0.1 (0.3) | 13.3 (2.3) | 0.4 (0.5) | <0.0001 | |
| Duration of problem gambling (years) | n.a. | 11.6 (7.3) | n.a. | <0.0001 | |
| Gambling per week (€) | 3.9 (7.4) | 152 (149) | 2.9 (4.6) | <0.0001 | |
| Gambling per week (hours) | 0.5 (1.2) | 8.7 (7.2) | 0.5 (1.2) | <0.0001 | |
| Gambling debt (€) | 0 (0) | 18000 (15600) | 0 (0) | <0.0001 | |
| Eating | Binge Eating Scale | 2.1 (2.1) | 4.4 (4.4) | 30.9 (4.6) | <0.0001 |
| Yale food addiction scale | 5.4 (3.4) | 9.1 (9.5) | 42.3 (6.5) | <0.0001 | |
| DEBQ emotional | 20.5 (5.0) | 21.2 (8.7) | 50.0 (8.3) | <0.0001 | |
| DEBQ external | 23.7 (5.3) | 26.1 (7.3) | 37.5 (6.3) | <0.0001 | |
| DEBQ restrained | 24.8 (6.8) | 20.9 (10.6) | 35.3 (3.4) | 0.002 | |
| Duration of problem eating (yrs) | n.a. | n.a. | 18.1 (14.9) | <0.0001 |
Abbreviations: DEBQ, The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire; PG DSM-IV, DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling; SOGS, South Oaks Gambling Screen; n.a., not applicable.
Missing questionnaire data for one PG patient.
a
One-way ANOVA.