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Table 1 Sociodemographic attributes and description of analytic sample (n = 564)

From: Association between sexual orientation acceptance and suicidal ideation, substance use, and internalised homophobia amongst the pink carpet Y cohort study of young gay, bisexual, and queer men in Singapore

Demographic Variables

n

%

Mean

SD

Median

IQR

Age

  

21.9

2.17

  

Ethnicity

 Chinese

472

83.7%

    

 Non-Chinese

92

16.3%

    

Gender

 Cisgender male

519

92.0%

    

 Transgender, genderqueer, or others

45

8.0%

    

Sexual orientation

 Gay

404

71.6%

    

 Bisexual, queer, or others

160

28.4%

    

HIV status

 HIV-negative

475

84.2%

    

 Unsure

89

15.8%

    

Monthly household income

 SGD 5000 and above

202

35.8%

    

 Below SGD 5000

362

64.2%

    

Attitudes towards sexual orientation

 Age of awareness of same-sex attraction

  

13.3

3.2

  

 Age of qeuestioning sexual orientation

  

13.7

3.08

  

 Age of acceptance towards sexual orientation

  

16.6

3.03

  

 Difference in age of questioning and age of acceptance

    

2

3

Depression severity (PHQ-9)

    

6

10

Outness inventory

    

2.25

2

Connectedness to LGBT community

  

22.4

4.33

  

Bonding social capital

  

21.7

4.91

  

Experienced homophobia

    

25

12

Internalised homophobia

  

10.4

3.76

  

Perceived homophobia

  

17.7

3.41

  
  1. Abbreviation: SD Standard Deviation, IQR Interquartile Range, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire 9
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