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. 2020 Dec 8;15(6):468–476. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000793

TABLE 4.

Logistic Regressions Predicting Decreases in Overall/Online Gambling Frequency Based on Age, PGSI, and Baseline Gambling Frequency (N = 564)

95% CI for OR
B SE Wald df P OR LL UL
Model 3: Decreased overall
 Constant 0.97 0.41
 Age (continuous) 0.00 0.01 0.17 1 0.677 1.00 0.98 1.01
 PGSI: Moderate risk gambling –0.30 0.25 1.46 1 0.227 0.74 0.45 1.21
 PGSI: Problem gambling 0.08 0.33 0.06 1 0.807 1.09 0.57 2.13
 Regular baseline EGM gambling 1.21 0.40 9.31 1 0.002 3.34 1.61 7.73
 Regular baseline race betting 0.09 0.23 0.15 1 0.698 1.10 0.69 1.73
 Regular baseline sports betting 1.00 0.25 15.38 1 <0.001 2.71 1.67 4.53
 Regular baseline lottery gambling 0.14 0.27 0.28 1 0.598 1.16 0.68 2.00
Model 4: Decreased online
 Constant –0.16 0.35
 Age (continuous) 0.00 0.01 0.37 1 0.542 1.00 0.98 1.01
 PGSI: Moderate risk gambling –0.23 0.22 1.16 1 0.283 0.79 0.52 1.21
 PGSI: Problem gambling –0.35 0.26 1.82 1 0.178 0.70 0.42 1.17
 Regular baseline EGM gambling 0.17 0.26 0.42 1 0.519 1.18 0.71 1.96
 Regular baseline race betting –0.03 0.20 0.02 1 0.882 0.97 0.66 1.42
 Regular baseline sports betting 1.44 0.20 50.95 1 <0.001 4.24 2.87 6.34
 Regular baseline lottery gambling 0.22 0.22 0.98 1 0.323 1.25 0.81 1.93

Regular betting/gambling predictors relate to participating at least weekly in the activity (dichotomous).

Reference group is combined with nonproblem and low-risk gambling categories.

B indicates unstandardized coefficient; CI, confidence interval; df, degrees of freedom; EGMs, electronic gaming machines; LL, lower limit; OR, odds ratio; PGSI, Problem Gambling Severity Index; SE, standard error; UL, upper limit.