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. 2019 Nov 19;17(4):1474704919880701. doi: 10.1177/1474704919880701

Table 2.

Mean Number of Older and Younger Brothers and Sisters in Heterosexual and Homosexual Men.

Sib category Heterosexual Men Homosexual Men Test
Mean (SE) Mean (SE) W p Value
Brothers
 Older 0.677 (.191) 0.957 (.114) 4,306.5 .017
 Younger 0.742 (.097) 0.621 (.079) 3,157.0 .139
Sisters
 Older 0.935 (.219) 1.095 (.115) 4,271.5 .027
 Younger 0.677 (.114) 0.543 (.079) 3,252.5 .231
All 3.032 (.328) 3.224 (.202) 3,933.0 .298

Note. The standard error (SE) of the mean is indicated. The statistics (W) and the associated p value of the Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test for the difference between heterosexual and homosexual men are indicated. Bold-faced characters indicate significant (p < .05) values.