TABLE 4.
Increased gambling frequency | Gambling problems | |
Estimate [95% CI] | Estimate [95% CI] | |
Intercept | 0.023 [0.003–0.18]** | 0.17 [0.01–4.14] |
Time | 2.03 [1.08–3.82]* | 0.46 [0.16–1.34] |
Age | 1.00 [0.98–1.02] | 0.98 [0.94–1.02] |
Male | 1.80 [0.86–3.82] | 0.70 [0.21–2.33] |
Isolation due to COVID-19 | 1.05 [0.56–1.95] | 0.59 [0.21–1.65] |
Economic consequences due to COVID-19 | 1.27 [0.56–2.86] | 0.86 [0.24–3.15] |
Any high-risk game | 2.36 [1.28–4.39]* | 9.57 [3.08–29.75]*** |
Worry about finances | 0.76 [0.49–1.17] | 1.68 [0.81–3.46] |
Worry physical health | 1.06 [0.68–1.65] | 0.96 [0.47–1.94] |
Worry mental health | 1.40 [0.90–2.18] | 2.82 [1.42–5.64]** |
Gambling problems pre-COVID-19 | – | 15.84 [4.82–52.06]*** |
Estimates in odds ratios (OR). *p ≤ 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. Bold values indicates a significant association.