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Means and standard deviations of the mediator (age at menarche) and outcome (depressive symptoms)a variables in father-present and father-absent samples
| Risk factor | Age at menarche (n = 3785) |
Depressive symptoms (n = 2862) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | S.D. | t-test, p | Mean | S.D. | t-test, p | |
| Father present | 12.68 | 1.14 | 5.36, <0.001 | 5.58 | 4.80 | −3.85, <0.001 |
| Father absent (birth to 5 years) | 12.39 | 1.23 | 6.62 | 5.42 | ||
aHigher scores indicate higher levels of depressive symptoms
