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Table 2 Multiple logistic regression showing odds ratios (with 95 % CI) of having gambled and being identified as problem gambler adjusted for age, gender, hearing loss and socio-demographic variables

From: Gambling among adolescents with and without hearing loss

 

n

Gambling

Problem gambling

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Age

     

 Grade 9

2144

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Year 2

2185

1.4**

(1.2–1.6)

1.7**

(1.2–2.3)

Gender

     

 Male

2182

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Female

2147

0.3**

(0.2–0.3)

0.2**

(0.1–0.2)

Hearing loss

     

 Without HL

4014

1.0

 

1.0

 

 With HL

315

1.5**

(1.2–2.0)

1.5

(0.9–2.3)

Parents’ employment

     

 Yes, both work

3256

1.0

 

1.0

 

 One works

855

1.1

(0.9–1.3)

1.3

(0.9–1.8)

 Neither works

144

0.7

(0.5–1.1)

1.3

(0.6–2.8)

 Don’t know

74

1.7*

(1.0–2.8)

2.1

(0.9–4.7)

Child and parents’ birth country

     

 All born in Sweden

3145

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Child born in Sweden and at least one parent born outside Sweden

745

0.9

(0.7–1.1)

1.3

(0.9–2.0)

 All born outside Sweden

439

0.8

(0.6–1.1)

1.5

(0.9–2.3)

Living situation

     

 Live with at least one parent

4179

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Live away from parents

150

1.5*

(1.0–2.1)

1.9*

(1.1–3.4)

Grades

     

 Not failing any subjects

3157

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Failing at least one subject

1046

1.1

(0.95–1.3)

2.0**

(1.5–2.7)

  1. p < 0.05; ** p < 0.005