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Table 5 Multivariate model with the correlates and at-risk/problem gambling

From: At-risk and problem gambling among adolescents: a convenience sample of first-year junior high school students in Finland

 

OR

p

95% CI

Socio-demographic

   

 Male

2.27

0.042

1.0-5.0

 Female

a

a

a

Gambling and gaming participation

   

 Gambling often or sometimes

5.78

≤0.001

3.0-11.0

 Never or once or twice

a

a

a

 Video game playing weekly or more

2.42

0.006

1.3-4.5

 Video game playing never or less than once a week

a

a

a

Substance use

   

 Drinking for intoxication

2.00

0.087

0.9-4.4

 No drinking for intoxication

a

a

a

Smoking

1.74

0.191

0.8-4.0

 No smoking

a

a

a

Social variables

   

 Family gambling

0.94

0.846

0.5-1.7

 No family gambling

a

a

a

 Peer gambling

6.23

≤.001

3.8-13.8

 No peer gambling

a

a

a

Nagelkerke

  

.451

  1. Binary logistic regression analysis; At-risk/problem gambling was defined using the DSM-IV-MR-J criteria (score≥2); Reference group for at-risk/problem gambling: No gambling or no risk (DSM-IV-MR-J score=0-1); N=931; CI, Confidence Interval.