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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of pathological gamblers group and control group

From: Impulsivity and pathological gambling: Is it a state or a trait problem?

 

PG (n= 37)

Control (n= 40)

  
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

F ( df = 1, 75)

P Value

Age

36.42 (6.90)

35.61 (7.31)

0.25

.622

Years of Education

11.66 (2.55)

13.60 (3.04)

0.21

.155

Raven's

48.81 (7.65)

51.7 (6.84)

3.06

.084

SOGS

14.30 (2.64)

1.05 (1.15)

833.19

<.001

BDI-II

14.46 (9.06)

6.55 (5.38)

22.07

<.001

   

χ 2 ( df = 1)

P Value

Nicotine Use (%)

18.9

20

.01

.905

Alcohol Use (%)

10.8

7.5

.26

.614

Other Substance Use (%)

10.8

5

.90

.342

  1. PG = pathological gambling group; Control = control group; BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory Version 2; Raven's = Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices; SOGS = South Oaks Gambling Screen; "Other Substance Use" = the use of substances other than alcohol and nicotine.