Table 5.
Clinical predictors of DSM-5 IGD, controlled by gender and age group
| IGD status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (0–4 symptoms) | Positive (5–9 symptoms) | aOR | [95% CI] | |||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Lifetime psychological treatment | ||||||
| No | 5,586 | 84.5 | 287 | 78.6 | 1.0 | – |
| Yes | 1,026 | 15.5 | 78 | 21.4 | 1.9* | [1.4–2.4] |
| Lifetime medical treatment | ||||||
| No | 6,293 | 96.6 | 342 | 94.5 | 1.0 | – |
| Yes | 224 | 3.4 | 20 | 5.5 | 1.8* | [1.1–3.0] |
| Lifetime any treatment | ||||||
| No | 5,541 | 84.0 | 286 | 78.1 | 1.0 | – |
| Yes | 1,054 | 16.0 | 80 | 21.9 | 1.8* | [1.4–2.4] |
| 12-month treatment | ||||||
| No | 6,456 | 98.0 | 360 | 98.4 | 1.0 | – |
| Yes | 130 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | [0.4–2.4] |
| Severe impairment – home | ||||||
| Not severe | 6,486 | 98.1 | 351 | 96.4 | 1.0 | – |
| Severe | 128 | 1.9 | 13 | 3.6 | 2.1* | [1.1–3.8] |
| Severe impairment – work/school | ||||||
| Not severe | 6,400 | 96.9 | 337 | 92.8 | 1.0 | – |
| Severe | 206 | 3.1 | 26 | 7.2 | 2.6* | [1.7–4.1] |
| Severe impairment – relationships | ||||||
| Not severe | 6,298 | 95.7 | 339 | 93.1 | 1.0 | – |
| Severe | 285 | 4.3 | 25 | 6.9 | 1.8* | [1.1–2.8] |
| Severe impairment – social | ||||||
| Not severe | 6,300 | 95.8 | 337 | 92.6 | 1.0 | – |
| Severe | 276 | 4.2 | 27 | 7.4 | 1.9* | [1.3–3.0] |
| Severe impairment – total | ||||||
| Not severe | 6,145 | 92.8 | 313 | 85.8 | 1.0 | – |
| Severe | 478 | 7.2 | 52 | 14.2 | 2.4* | [1.7–3.3] |
Note. Total sample (n = 7,022). Not all frequencies add up to the total sample size due to missing values. aOR: adjusted odds ratio (by gender and age group); CI: confidence interval; DSM-5: fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; IGD: Internet gaming disorder.
*p < .05.