Table 1 Participant characteristics at baseline
From: Marital status and gambling disorder: a longitudinal study based on national registry data
Sample | GD (n = 5,121) | Illness control (n = 27,826) | General control (n = 26,695) | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | 935 (18.3%) | 5,038 (18.1%) | 5,193 (19.5%) | < 0.001 |
Age in 2008 | < 0.001 | |||
Median (IQR) | 29 (22, 39) | 29 (22, 39) | 30 (22, 39) | |
Mean (SD) | 30.9 (12) | 30.8 (12) | 31.3 (12) | |
Marital status at baseline | < 0.001 | |||
Unmarried | 3,674 (71.7%) | 17,828 (64.1%) | 16,819 (63.0%) | |
Married | 914 (18.9%) | 8,404 (30.2%) | 8,345 (31.3%) | |
Separated/divorced | 510 (10.0%) | 1,510 (5.4%) | 1,444 (5.4%) | |
Widowed | 23 (0.4%) | 84 (0.3%) | 87 (0.3%) | |
Marital status changes2 | < 0.001 | |||
0 | 4,024 (78.6%) | 22,324 (80.2%) | 21,123 (79.1%) | |
1 | 812 (15.9%) | 4,730 (17.0%) | 4,757 (17.8%) | |
2 | 224 (4.4%) | 633 (2.3%) | 685 (2.6%) | |
3 + | 61 (1.2%) | 139 (0.5%) | 130 (0.5%) |