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Table 2 Logistic regressions to identify medium risk and problem gambling (N = 1,251)

From: Severity of gambling behaviors: exploring associations with venues, legality, and substance use

Variable

Value

OR

95% C.I.for OR

P

Lower

Upper

Gender

Men- 1, Women- 0

2.2

1.5

3.3

0.000

Age group

29–41–1, 42+-0

2.8

1.6

5.0

0.000

 

18–28–1, 42+-0

2.6

1.6

4.2

0.000

Family Status

Married-1, Single-0

0.9

0.6

1.4

0.710

 

Widower/Divorced-1, Single-0

0.6

0.2

1.6

0.305

Religious status

Secular-1, Orthodox-0

0.8

0.4

1.5

0.508

 

Traditional-1, Orthodox-0

1.3

0.7

2.4

0.444

 

Religious-1, Orthodox − 0

0.8

0.5

1.5

0.552

Income level

Below average − 1, average − 0

1.5

0.9

2.4

0.084

 

Above average − 1, average − 0

1.3

0.7

2.2

0.378

Nagelkerke (R2)= 0.092

Venues & Legality

    

Venues

Online − 1, terrestrial − 0

3.8

2.6

5.4

0.000

Legality

Illegal − 1, Legal-0

3.3

2.2

4.9

0.000

Nagelkerke (R2)= 0.15

     

Type of legal gambling & venues

     

Legal sports bets online

Yes-1, no-0

2.77

1.56

4.91

0.000

Legal sports bets, terrestrial

Yes-1, no-0

1.79

1.18

2.70

0.006

Legal Lotteries online (not by the official operator)

Yes-1, no-0

1.79

1.10

2.90

0.019

Legal lotteries, terrestrial

Yes-1, no-0

0.27

0.17

0.44

0.000

Nagelkerke (R2)= 0.13