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Table 2 Logistic regression stratified by gender between outcome variable (gambling = at risk or problem gambling defined as above by SOGS-RA score) and covariates. Odds ratios, 95% confidence intervals, p-value

From: Adolescent gambling behavior: a gender oriented prevention strategy is required?

 

Males (N = 14,865)

Females (N = 15,123)

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

Lower limit

Upper limit

Lower limit

Upper limit

Activities and behaviors

 Internet surfing

1.58

1.17

2.15

0.003

1.87

1.29

2.69

0.001

 Playing with videogames

1.78

1.53

2.06

< 0.001

1.63

1.49

1.78

< 0.001

 Playing sports

1.58

1.39

1.80

< 0.001

1.18

1.07

1.30

0.001

 Getting into a fight in previous year

1.27

1.17

1.38

< 0.001

1.16

1.04

1.29

0.010

 Having accident or injury in previous year

1.02

0.93

1.12

0.655

1.19

1.08

1.32

0.001

 Going to ED in previous year

1.12

1.01

1.23

0.027

1.08

0.98

1.20

0.115

 Having unprotected sex in previous year

1.12

1.01

1.25

0.029

1.24

1.11

1.38

< 0.001

 Pulling stunts in previous year

1.13

1.03

1.23

0.007

1.13

1.02

1.27

0.026

School marks

School marks

Good/very good

1.00

   

1.00

   

Poor

1.30

1.15

1.48

< 0.001

0.88

0.76

1.02

0.080

Average

1.23

1.12

1.35

< 0.001

1.04

0.95

1.13

0.423

Substance abuse behavior

 Smoking at least once in previous month

1.10

1.01

1.20

0.037

0.94

0.86

1.02

0.144

 Drinking alcohol at least once in previous month

1.39

1.28

1.50

< 0.001

1.31

1.21

1.43

< 0.001

Socioeconomic level

Family income

More than friends

1.00

   

1.00

   

Same as friends

1.08

0.92

1.26

0.355

0.91

0.77

1.08

0.268

Lower than friends

1.17

1.05

1.30

0.004

0.88

0.78

1.00

0.051

 Pocket money from parents

1.18

1.09

1.27

< 0.001

1.11

1.03

1.20

0.007

Money spent each week

None

1.00

   

1.00

   

€1–50

1.96

1.75

2.20

< 0.001

1.51

1.34

1.69

< 0.001

> €50

1.80

1.47

2.21

< 0.001

1.45

1.11

1.89

0.006

Social relationships

Relationship with mother

Satisfactory

1.00

   

1.00

   

Neither satisfactory nor unsatisfactory

0.83

0.73

0.95

0.005

0.94

0.84

1.06

0.319

Unsatisfactory

0.86

0.73

1.03

0.093

0.94

0.81

1.09

0.402

Relationship with father

Satisfactory

1.00

   

1.00

   

Neither satisfactory nor unsatisfactory

0.98

0.87

1.11

0.760

0.94

0.84

1.04

0.228

Unsatisfactory

1.14

1.00

1.31

0.046

1.02

0.92

1.14

0.702

Relationship with classmates

Satisfactory

1.00

   

1.00

   

Neither satisfactory nor unsatisfactory

0.95

0.85

1.05

0.280

1.03

0.94

1.13

0.546

Unsatisfactory

0.84

0.71

0.99

0.043

0.95

0.82

1.11

0.523

Relationship with teachers

Satisfactory

1.00

   

1.00

   

Neither satisfactory nor unsatisfactory

1.16

1.07

1.26

< 0.001

1.11

1.02

1.20

0.014

Unsatisfactory

1.11

1.00

1.24

0.051

1.12

0.99

1.27

0.073

Familiar experience of gambling

 Mother gambles

0.95

0.85

1.06

0.359

1.89

1.72

2.08

< 0.001

 Father gambles

2.17

2.01

2.35

< 0.001

1.73

1.60

1.87

< 0.001

 Siblings gamble

2.14

1.92

2.38

< 0.001

2.16

1.95

2.40

< 0.001

 Grandparents gamble

0.85

0.77

0.94

0.002

1.22

1.11

1.35

< 0.001

 Uncle or other relatives gamble

1.36

1.26

1.47

< 0.001

1.38

1.28

1.49

< 0.001

Psychological distress

 Low psychological distress

0.94

0.87

1.01

0.108

0.84

0.76

0.92

< 0.001

  1. In bold p < 0.05; adjusted also for the following variables (not significant association): worsening academic achievement, feeling guilty after sex, getting drunk at least once in previous month, consuming cannabis at least once in previous month, relationship with friends
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