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. 2016 Jul 1;5(2):261–270. doi: 10.1556/2006.5.2016.044

Table 1.

Description of demographics and main clinical variables of non-treatment-seeking gamblers (n = 143)

Demographics % (n) or mean (SD)
Age 24.8 (±2.9)
Gender
 Male 52.4 (75)
 Female 47.6 (68)
Marital status
 With partner 79.7 (114)
 Without partner 20.3 (29)
Educational status
 Less than college 53.8 (77)
 College or more 46.2 (66)
Occupational status
 Studying or working 81.8 (117)
 Unemployed 18.2 (26)
Ethnicity
 Caucasian 43.3 (61)
 Non-Caucasian 56.7 (80)
Sexual orientation
 Heterosexual 83.9 (120)
 Other 16.1 (23)
Clinical variables
 Anxiety symptoms severity  (Hamilton Anxiety Scale) 6.1 (±6.3)
 Age at the start of regular gambling 18.9 (±3.0)
 Money lost with gambling (last year) 2,221 (±4,325)
 Average gambling frequency  (times per week) 2.9 (±2.9)
 Number of DSM-5 gambling  disorder criteria 2.0 (±2.6)
 PG-YBOCS total score 7.9 (±8.1)

Note. SD, standard deviation; DSM-5, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Fifth Edition; PG-YBOCS, gambling adaptation of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.