Table 4.
Association between the actual referral and the characteristics of the gamblers (a multivariate logistic regression analysis).
| Independent variables | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | ||||
| Gender | ||||||
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Female | Refa | Ref | |||
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Male | 1.12 (0.99-1.26) | .07 | |||
| Age (years) | ||||||
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<20 | 0.85 (0.60-1.20) | .36 | |||
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20-29 | 0.88 (0.75-1.03) | .10 | |||
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30-39 | Ref | Ref | |||
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40-49 | 0.96 (0.82-1.13) | .62 | |||
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50-59 | 0.86 (0.72-1.02) | .09 | |||
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≥60 | 0.85 (0.69-1.04) | .11 | |||
| Gambling type | ||||||
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Bets | <.001 | ||||
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No | Ref |
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Yes | 1.46 (1.27-1.67) |
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Casino | <.001 | ||||
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No | Ref |
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Yes | 1.38 (1.21-1.57) |
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Scratch cards | <.001 | ||||
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No | Ref |
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Yes | 1.83 (1.58-2.12) |
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Poker | <.001 | ||||
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No | Ref |
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Yes | 1.35 (1.14-1.61) |
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Lottery | |||||
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No | Ref | Ref | ||
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Yes | 1.27 (1.03-1.56) | .03 | ||
| Media used for gambling | ||||||
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Solely offline | Ref | Ref | |||
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Web-based and both | 0.86 (0.75-0.98) | .03 | |||
| Proxies for severity of gambling | ||||||
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Gambling frequency | |||||
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Less than a week | Ref | Ref | ||
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Weekly or more | 1.73 (1.40-2.15) | <.001 | ||
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History of suicide attempts | |||||
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No | Ref | Ref | ||
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Yes | 2.13 (1.51-3.02) | <.001 | ||
| Contact demand | ||||||
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Referral requested | |||||
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No | Ref | Ref | ||
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Yes | 17.76 (14.92-21.13) | <.001 | ||
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Refusal to be referred | |||||
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No | Ref | Ref | ||
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Yes | 0.35 (0.26-0.49) | <.001 | ||
aRef: reference.