Table 4.

Results from linear mixed models applied to Hayling Sentence Completion Task outcomes, comparing experienced non-pathological poker gamblers (EG) and healthy controls (HC) (n = 60)

	Estimate	Standard deviation	Confidence interval	p-value
Response time
Group (HC group = ref)	0.09	0.28	[–0.46; 0.63]	0.753
Condition (control = ref)	2.53	0.15	[2.23; 2.82]	<0.001
Interaction group x condition	0.02	0.21	[–0.39; 0.44]	0.907
Error score
Group (HC group = ref)	–0.02	0.03	[–0.08; 0.04]	0.523
Condition (control = ref)	0.36	0.03	[0.31; 0.41]	<0.001
Interaction group x condition	0.03	0.04	[–0.04; 0.10]	0.437

Significant confounding factors (educational level, MMSE score) were entered as covariates.