Table 4. Association of types of gambling and gambling involvement and intensity with problem gambling.
| No (<8) | Yes (8+) | |||||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | p-value | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI)1) | ||
| 114 | (41.8) | 159 | (58.2) | |||||
| Type of gambling | ||||||||
| Aung Bar Lay | 46 | (40.4) | 40 | (25.2) | 0.0077 | 0.50 (0.30–0.83) | 0.58 (0.32–1.03) | |
| Nhit-Lone | 15 | (13.2) | 52 | (32.7) | 0.0002 | 3.21 (1.70–6.06) | 3.05 (1.56–5.97) | |
| Thone-Lone | 25 | (21.9) | 46 | (28.9) | 0.1935 | 1.45 (0.83–2.54) | 0.84 (0.45–1.59) | |
| Cockfight | 11 | (9.7) | 20 | (12.6) | 0.4518 | 1.35 (0.62–2.94) | 1.02 (0.44–2.37) | |
| EGM | 13 | (11.4) | 57 | (35.9) | <0.0001 | 4.34 (2.24–8.42) | 5.01 (2.42–10.4) | |
| Dice games | 4 | (3.5) | 21 | (13.2) | 0.0061 | 4.18 (1.40–12.5) | 4.32 (1.35–13.8) | |
| Card Games | 19 | (16.7) | 55 | (34.6) | 0.0010 | 2.64 (1.46–4.78) | 2.27 (1.21–4.26) | |
| Football Match betting | 11 | (9.7) | 28 | (17.6) | 0.0638 | 2.00 (0.95–4.21) | 1.77 (0.79–3.93) | |
| Gambling involvement | ||||||||
| Number of gambling types in last year | 1.18 ± 0.613) | 1.92 ± 1.03 | <0.0001 | |||||
| 0–1 | 93 | (81.6) | 71 | (44.7) | <0.0001 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2+ | 21 | (18.4) | 88 | (55.4) | 5.49 (3.11–9.68) | 4.65 (2.50–8.65) | ||
| Number of gambling types at least monthly past year | 1.06 ± 0.47 | 1.33 ± 0.81 | 0.0007 | |||||
| 0–1 | 102 | (89.5) | 124 | (78.0) | 0.0132 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2+ | 12 | (10.5) | 35 | (22.0) | 2.40 (1.18–4.86) | 2.04 (0.96–4.30) | ||
| Gambling intensity last 30 days | ||||||||
| Money spent on gambling | 57,649 ± 91,665 | 294,696 ± 964,277 | 0.0024 | |||||
| 1st tertile (0–30,000 MMK2)) | 70 | (61.4) | 30 | (18.9) | <0.0001 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd tertile (30,001–98,000MMK) | 26 | (22.8) | 51 | (32.1) | 4.58 (2.42–8.66) | 3.90 (1.98–7.69) | ||
| 3rd tertile (98,001–10,000,000MMK) | 18 | (15.8) | 78 | (49.1) | 10.1 (5.19–19.7) | 8.43 (4.18–17.0) | ||
| Hours of time spent on gambling | 20.6 ± 34.3 | 59.8 ± 71.6 | <0.0001 | |||||
| 1st tertile (0–6) | 67 | (58.8) | 24 | (15.1) | <0.0001 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd tertile (7–48) | 31 | (27.2) | 63 | (39.6) | 5.67 (3.01–10.7) | 4.12 (2.09–8.13) | ||
| 3rd tertile (49–480) | 16 | (14.0) | 72 | (45.3) | 12.6 (6.15–25.7) | 11.2 (5.22–23.9) | ||
1)Adjusted odds ratios after controlling for age group, sex, education, and employment status
2)1 USD approximately equal to 1,500 MMK
3)Mean±SD