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Table 3 Prevalence of ACE’s according to demographic characteristics

From: Adverse childhood experiences and their influence on psychological well-being and emotional intelligence among university students

 

ACE’s Score Categories

 
 

Low risk

High risk

P value

 

0

1

2

3

 ≥ 4

 

Gender

     

0.16

 Male (n)

27

34

27

18

23

 

 %

20.93

12.50

9.93

6.62

8.45

 

 Female (n)

48

26

27

16

26

 

 %

17.65

9.56

9.93

5.88

9.56

 

Age category

     

0.04*

 18–24 years (n)

72

60

51

30

43

 

 %

24.47

22.06

18.75

11.03

15.80

 

 25–36 years (n)

3

0

3

4

6

 

 %

1.10

0

1.10

1.47

2.21

 

Educational level

     

0.21

 Undergraduates (n)

70

59

50

29

45

 

 %

25.73

21.69

18.38

10.66

16.54

 

 Graduate (n)

5

1

4

5

4

 

 %

1.84

0.37

1.47

1.84

1.47

 

Marital status

     

0.29

 Unmarried (n)

56

39

33

22

34

 

 %

20.59

14.34

12.13

8.09

12.50

 

 Married (n)

14

17

20

12

12

 

 %

5.15

6.25

7.35

4.41

4.41

 

 Divorce (n)

5

4

1

0

3

 

 %

1.84

1.47

0.37

0

1.10

 

Family income

     

0.45

 Lower middle class (n)

10

12

15

9

12

 

 %

3.68

4.41

5.51

3.31

4.41

 

 Middle class

36

21

19

15

23

 

 %

13.23

7.72

6.98

5.51

8.45

 

 Upper middle class (n)

22

18

11

7

9

 

 %

8.09

6.62

4.04

2.57

3.31

 

Upper class (n)

7

11

9

3

5

 

%

2.57

4.04

3.31

1.10

1.84

 
  1. Score 0–3 in Adverse childhood experience = Low risk, Score ≥ 4 in Adverse childhood experience = High risk
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.01
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