Table 2

Demographic characteristics: Individuals in the twin sample who consented to participate, compared to those who refused

Characteristic

Consenters N = 3995

Refusers N = 363

Test statistic

P


Age (mean)

33.9

36.2

3.121

<0.01

Sex (% male)

46.2

48.2

0.752

0.45

Ethnicity (% Sinhalese)

90.1

85.7

-2.672

0.01


1 t-value

2 z-value

Siribaddana et al. BMC Psychiatry 2008 8:49   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-8-49

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