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Table 2 Clinical comparison between GD patients according to the gambling preference

From: Comparative analysis of distinct phenotypes in gambling disorder based on gambling preferences

 

Means and prevalence

1 Means or proportions comparisons

 

Non-SG

SG

ϕ= mean difference or odds ratio; d=Cohen’s-d

 

(n=1,709)

(n=301)

p

ϕ

95% CI (ϕ)

d

Smoker (yes); %

75.5%

61.2%

<.001

0.51

0.39;

0.67

0.311

Number of cigarettes/day; mean

22.8

21.4

.148

1.39

−0.49;

3.27

0.110

Alcohol abuse (yes); %

15.5%

9.3%

.007

0.56

0.37;

0.85

0.187

Other drugs abuse (yes); %

10.0%

9.3%

.702

0.92

0.60;

1.41

0.025

Other addictive behaviours (yes); %

7.8%

11.1%

.061

1.48

0.98;

2.23

0.113

Maximum bets (euros); mean

568.2

2938.5

<.001

−2370.3

−2665.5;

−2075.1

0.603*

Mean bets (euros); mean

112.4

572.2

<.001

−459.8

−575.4;

−344.1

0.337

Cumulate debts (euros); mean

7020.9

24327.7

<.001

−17306.8

−21163.1;

−13450.5

0.397

Number of problematic forms of games ; mean

1.14

2.07

<.001

−0.93

−1.00;

−0.86

1.059**

SOGS: Total score; mean

9.97

10.91

<.001

−0.94

−1.33;

−0.54

0.287

DSM-IV. Total criteria; mean

6.92

7.38

<.001

−0.46

−0.71;

−0.20

0.219

SCL-90-R: Somatization; mean

0.92

0.99

.215

−0.06

−0.17;

0.04

0.078

SCL-90-R: Obsessive/compulsive; mean

1.09

1.20

.039

−0.11

−0.21;

−0.01

0.130

SCL-90-R: Interpersonal sensitivity; mean

1.00

1.06

.237

−0.06

−0.17;

0.04

0.075

SCL-90-R: Depressive; mean

1.42

1.57

.010

−0.15

−0.27;

−0.04

0.162

SCL-90-R: Anxiety; mean

0.96

1.09

.013

−0.13

−0.23;

−0.03

0.155

SCL-90-R: Hostility; mean

0.86

0.99

.016

−0.13

−0.23;

−0.02

0.151

SCL-90-R: Phobic anxiety; mean

0.47

0.53

.155

−0.06

−0.15;

0.02

0.087

SCL-90-R: Paranoid Ideation; mean

0.86

0.91

.352

−0.05

−0.14;

0.05

0.058

SCL-90-R: Psychotic; mean

0.85

0.95

.034

−0.10

−0.20;

−0.01

0.132

SCL-90-R: GSI score; mean

1.00

1.11

.019

−0.11

−0.19;

−0.02

0.146

  1. Non-SG: Non-strategic gambling. SG: Strategic gambling.
  2. 1Logistic regression for categorical pathological measures and ANOVA for quantitative outcomes.
  3. Bold: significant contrast. *Bold: medium effect size (0.5≤d≤0.8). **Bold: large effect size (d≥0.80).
  4. DSM-IV: Diagnostic questionnaire for Pathological Gambling according to DSM-IV criteria. SOGS: South Oaks Gambling Screen.
  5. SCL-90-R: Symptom Check List- 90-Revised.