Table 1 Positive responses to screening questions (this is the odds of person being worried about smoking when also worried about gambling compared with the odds of all the group being worried about smoking)Total patients screened N = 2536 (from 51 practices); Patients worried about gambling n = 79 (3%)
Total N (%) | Worried about gambling n (%) | *OR (CI 95%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you ever feel the need to cut down on your smoking?* | 406 (16) | 30 (38) | 3.9 (2.12 – 5.44) | <0.0001 |
Do you ever feel the need to cut down on your drinking? | 258 (10) | 18 (23) | 2.74 (1.64 – 4.55) | <0.0001 |
Do you ever feel the need to cut down on your other drug use? | 68 (3) | 9 (11) | 5.23 (2.51 – 10.9) | <0.0001 |
During the past month have you often been bothered by feeling down, depressed or hopeless? | 1081 (43) | 53 (67) | 2.84 (1.7 – 4.75) | <0.0001 |
During the past month have you often been bothered by having little interest or pleasure in doing things? | 805 (32) | 42 (53) | 2.5 (1.67 – 3.81) | <0.0001 |
Have you been worrying a lot about everyday problems? | 997 (39) | 46 (58) | 2.21 (1.38 – 3.55) | <0.001 |
Is there anyone in your life whom you are afraid of, who hurts you in any way or prevents you doing what you want? | 130 (5) | 3 (4) | 0.73 (0.24 – 2.24) | 0.57 |
Is controlling your anger sometimes a problem for you? | 387 (15) | 24 (30) | 2.52 (1.44 – 4.43) | <0.001 |
As a rule, do you do at least 30 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise (such as walking or a sport) on 5 or more days of the week? | 1379 (54) | 47 (59) | 1.24 (0.78 – 1.99) | 0.36 |
Are you happy with your current weight? | 1072 (42) | 40 (51) | 1.4 (0.88 – 2.25) | 0.15 |