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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and bivariate correlation among variables in the study

From: Mediators of the relation between war experiences and suicidal ideation among former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: the WAYS study

 

Variables

Mean

SD

Minimum-maximum

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

Sex (male: n, %)

329, 69

1

     

2

Suicidal ideation (n, %)

129, 24

 

.13**

1

    

3

Age at baseline

22.39

2.03

18 - 25

.03 ns

.06 ns

1

   

4

Depression/anxiety

21.29

10.47

00 - 54

.26***

-.57***

-.01 ns

1

  

5

Post-war hardships

12.47

4.99

00 - 24

-.02 ns

.33***

-.02 ns

.37***

1

 

6

General war experiences

41.71

4.19

00 - 52

-.08 ns

.25***

.07 ns

.31***

.63***

1

  1. Key: SD = Standard Deviation, Min = minimum, Max = maximum, ns = not significant.
  2. **p < .01; ***p < .001.
  3. Significant statistics are in bold.