Somatic and psychiatric comorbidity in people with diagnosed gambling disorder: A Finnish nation‐wide register study

Abstract Background and aims This is the first nation‐wide register study based on a total population sample measuring the gender‐specific incidences of chronic diseases and conditions among adults diagnosed with gambling disorder (GD). Design, setting and participants The study used aggregated data...

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Published in:Addiction (Abingdon, England) England), 2024-07
Main Authors: Grönroos, Tanja, Kontto, Jukka, Kouvonen, Anne, Latvala, Tiina A., Partonen, Timo, Salonen, Anne H.
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Language:English
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Summary:Abstract Background and aims This is the first nation‐wide register study based on a total population sample measuring the gender‐specific incidences of chronic diseases and conditions among adults diagnosed with gambling disorder (GD). Design, setting and participants The study used aggregated data for 2011–22 retrieved from the Register of Primary Health Care visits, Care Register for Health Care and Care Register for Social Welfare, including specialized outpatient and inpatient health care, inpatient social care and institutional care and housing services with 24‐hour or part‐time assistance, set in mainland Finland. Participants comprised people aged 18–90+ years with GD diagnosis [corresponding to pathological gambling, International Classification of Diseases 10th revision (ICD‐10) code F63.0, n = 3605; men n = 2574, women n = 1031] and the general population ( n = 4 374 192). Measurements Incidences of somatic diseases and psychiatric disorders were calculated for the people with diagnosed GD and for the general population, separately for women and men. Findings After standardizing for age, the incidence of each diagnostic group was systematically higher for people with GD compared with the general population, except for cancer. The highest standardized incidence ratio (SIR) values were for psychiatric disorders [SIR = 234.2; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 226.1–242.4], memory disorders (SIR = 172.1; 95% CI = 119.1–234.8), nervous system diseases (SIR = 162.8; 95% CI = 152.8–173.1), chronic respiratory diseases (SIR = 150.6; 95% CI = 137.6–164.2), diabetes (SIR = 141.4; 95% CI = 127.9–155.5) and digestive diseases (SIR = 134.5; 95% CI = 127.1–142.2). Conclusions In Finland, the incidence of chronic diseases and conditions among people with gambling disorder is higher compared with the general population, apart from cancer.
ISSN:0965-2140
1360-0443
1360-0443
DOI:10.1111/add.16615