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Table 3 Association between the correlates and past-year gambling among the patients

From: Past-year gambling behaviour among patients receiving opioid substitution treatment

 

Gambling n (%)

No gambling n (%)

Significance

Odds ratio

Gender

  

p < 0.001

 

 Males

71 (79.8)

18 (20.2)

 

3.40

 Females

29 (53.7)

25 (46.3)

 

a

Age

  

p = 0.368

 

 <35 years

52 (74.3)

18 (25.7)

 

1.47

 ≥35 years

49 (66.2)

25 (33.8)

 

a

Treatment medication

  

p = 0.203

 

 Methadone

46 (64.8)

25 (35.2)

 

1.66

 Buprenorphine-naloxone

55 (75.3)

18 (24.7)

 

a

Treatment program

  

p = 0.008

 

 Rehabilitative

85 (75.9)

27 (24.1)

 

3.15

 Harm reduction

16 (50.0)

16 (50.0)

 

a

Treatment combination

  

p = 0.024

 

 Rehabilitative with methadone

36 (76.6)

11 (23.4)

 

3.27

 Rehabilitative with buprenorphine-naloxone

49 (75.4)

16 (24.6)

 

3.06

 Harm reduction with either medication

16 (50.0)

16 (50.0)

 

a

  1. Significance is determined by Fischer’s exact test; Odds Ratio is calculated separately for each variable; a, reference group.