Table 3 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with the gambling categories
Variable | SOGS categories | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No gambling problems (N = 546) | Some gambling problems (N = 16) | Probable pathological gambling (N = 39) | ||
Gender | < 0.001 | |||
Male | 176 (84.6%) | 7 (3.4%) | 25 (12.0%) | Â |
Female | 370 (94.1%) | 9 (2.3%) | 14 (3.6%) | Â |
Marital status | 0.398 | |||
Single | 430 (90.3%) | 15 (3.2%) | 31 (6.5%) | Â |
Married | 116 (92.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 8 (6.4%) | Â |
Education | 0.01 | |||
Complementary or less | 26 (100.0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | Â |
Secondary | 50 (80.6%) | 6 (9.7%) | 6 (9.7%) | Â |
University | 470 (91.6%) | 10 (1.9%) | 33 (6.4%) | Â |
Age (in years) | 25.17 ± 11.43 | 23.94 ± 8.85 | 21.39 ± 5.54 | 0.220 |
Number of children | 0.62 ± 1.42 | 0.50 ± 1.10 | 0.26 ± 0.79 | 0.420 |
Physical activity index | 25.77 ± 21.18 | 21.38 ± 15.97 | 26.36 ± 19.52 | 0.696 |
Household crowding index | 1.06 ± 0.50 | 1.25 ± 0.55 | 1.31 ± 1.15 | 0.394 |
Cigarette dependence | 0.44 ± 1.50 | 0.56 ± 1.79 | 1.10 ± 1.86 | 0.007 |
Waterpipe dependence | 2.20 ± 4.80 | 5.50 ± 7.05 | 4.61 ± 8.20 | 0.019 |
Problematic alcohol use | 0.36 ± 1.53 | 2.31 ± 4.47 | 2.26 ± 6.17 | 0.013 |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder | 6.96 ± 5.95 | 10.44 ± 6.08 | 11.18 ± 5.57 | < 0.001 |
Depression | 7.73 ± 6.79 | 12.13 ± 6.17 | 14.23 ± 7.61 | < 0.001 |