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Table 4 Latent mean difference for ACEs across age, race, sex, income, sexual identity, and sexual orientation

From: Psychometric evaluation of an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) measurement tool: an equitable assessment or reinforcing biases?

Group Memberships

Comparison Groups

Latent Mean Difference

p-value

SDpooled

Effect Size (d)

Age

18–24a

--

--

--

--

25–34

.04

.29

3.64

.01

35–44

− .05

.17

3.64

.01

45–54

− .07

.03

3.55

.02

55–64

− .15

< .001

3.35

.04

65+

− .43

< .001

3.00

0.14

Race

White only, Non-Hispanica

--

--

--

--

Black only, Non-Hispanic

.26

< .001

3.11

.08

Other race only, Non-Hispanic

.06

0.41

3.38

.02

Multiracial, Non-Hispanic

.55

< .001

3.74

.15

Hispanic

.20

.001

3.34

.06

Sex

Malea

--

--

--

--

Female

.24

< .001

3.16

.08

Income

Less than 15,000a

--

--

--

--

15,000 to 25,000

− .14

.005

3.77

.04

25,000 to 35,000

− .26

< .001

3.63

.07

35,000 to 50,000

− .29

< .001

3.58

.08

50,000+

− .41

< .001

3.47

.12

Sexual Identity

Not Transgendera

--

--

--

--

Transgender

.21

0.19

3.34

.06

Sexual Orientation

Straighta

--

--

--

--

Others

.69

< .001

3.75

.18

  1. aThe Reference Group