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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample by injury prevalence (N = 18,382)

From: Associations of serious physical injuries with posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional survey among university students in 26 countries

Variable (# missing cases)

Total sample

Injury = yes

Injury = no

χ2 value

p value

Cramer’s V

N (%)

%

%

Age group (in years) (#0)

      

 18–19

6232 (33.8)

33.3

34.1

5.71

0.058

0.02

 20–21

6861 (37.4)

38.8

36.8

   

 22–30

5289 (28.8)

27.9

29.1

   

Sex (#53)

      

 Female

10,759 (58.7)

50.4

61.4

169.76

< 0.001

0.10

 Male

7570 (41.3)

49.6

38.6

   

Wealth status (#56)

      

 Low

8491 (46.4)

47.2

46.0

2.00

0.157

0.01

 High

9835 (53.6)

52.8

54.0

   

Country income (#0)

      

 Low/lower middle

9842 (53.5)

47.9

55.4

77.02

< 0.001

0.07

 Upper middle/high

8540 (46.5)

52.1

44.6

   

Social support (#420)

      

 Low

6168 (34.3)

38.9

32.9

53.80

< 0.001

0.06

 High

11,794 (65.7)

61.1

67.1

   

Heavy alcohol use (#0)

      

 No

16,194 (88.1)

84.6

89.3

71.91

< 0.001

0.06

 Yes

2188 (11.9)

15.4

10.7

   

PTSD symptoms (#283)

      

 No

14,244 (78.7)

74.3

80.2

66.10

< 0.001

0.06

 Yes

3855 (21.3)

25.7

19.8

   

Depressive symptoms (#0)

      

 No

15,943 (86.7)

83.4

87.8

58.41

< 0.001

0.06

 Yes

2439 (13.3)

16.6

12.2