TABLE 1.
Comparison of addictive behaviors as measured by the Shorter PROMIS Questionnaire between women and men.
| Addictive behaviors | Men (n = 72) |
Women (n = 17) |
U statistic | P | r | ||
| Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | Median | ||||
| Alcohol | 7.53 (8.75) | 5.00 | 10.31 (13.76) | 5.50 | 585.00 | 0.634 | −0.05 |
| Tobacco | 3.67 (9.92) | 0.00 | 6.31 (14.92) | 0.00 | 577.50 | 0.797 | −0.03 |
| Caffeine | 5.72 (7.18) | 3.00 | 12.94 (17.59) | 3.50 | 618.00 | 0.572 | −0.06 |
| Recreational drugs | 4.99 (9.10) | 0.00 | 4.76 (12.09) | 0.00 | 573.00 | 0.647 | −0.05 |
| Prescription drugs | 4.38 (8.25) | 1.00 | 13.00 (15.73) | 4.00 | 682.00 | 0.093 | −0.18 |
| Gambling | 10.72 (11.78) | 7.00 | 9.59 (14.18) | 2.00 | 550.00 | 0.511 | −0.07 |
| Sex | 8.82 (9.94) | 5.00 | 8.12 (13.46) | 2.00 | 479.50 | 0.187 | −0.14 |
| Work | 13.70 (9.28) | 12.00 | 20.44 (15.35) | 18.50 | 714.50 | 0.108 | −0.17 |
| Exercise | 10.71 (7.77) | 9.00 | 12.88 (12.25) | 11.50 | 587.00 | 0.764 | −0.03 |
| Shopping | 11.25 (10.67) | 7.00 | 25.06 (14.15) | 28.50 | 893.00 | <0.001 * | −0.38 |
| Food binging | 13.57 (11.03) | 10.00 | 28.12 (15.29) | 29.00 | 930.00 | <0.001 * | −0.38 |
| Food starving | 6.69 (6.71) | 5.00 | 17.29 (12.54) | 18.00 | 934.00 | <0.001 * | −0.39 |
Bold denotes significant differences. *Denotes significance when controlling for multiple comparisons.