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. 2021 Dec 3;54(3):826–836. doi: 10.1007/s10578-021-01289-1

Table 2.

Mental health measures

Gender All Odds ratios (95% CI), adjusting for age
Cisgender Male Cisgender Female TGNC Cisgender Female vs Cisgender Male TGNC vs Cisgender Male TGNC vs Cisgender Female
% N % N % N % N OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Self-injurious attempt to kill self 5.6 2684 11.7 5415 24.5 163 8.7 8262 1.62 1.54–1.71 2.96 2.46–3.56 1.82 1.52–2.19
Strong supportive family relationship 88.7 42,385 83.9 38,882 73.6 490 86.3 81,757 0.84 0.81–0.88 0.56 0.47–0.67 0.67 0.56–0.80
Family report feeling overwhelmed 40.8 19,478 32.2 14,896 29.0 193 36.5 34,567 0.77 0.75–0.79 0.76 0.64–0.90 0.98 0.83–1.17
Victim in the last year
 Physical assault/abuse 4.1 1964 5.1 2352 6.6 44 4.6 4360 1.10 1.03–1.17 1.28 0.94–1.74 1.16 0.85–1.58
 Sexual assault/abuse 0.7 318 4.3 1970 6.6 44 2.5 2332 5.48 4.89–6.18 7.20 5.19–9.99 1.31 0.96–1.79
 Emotional abuse 8.3 3,984 14.1 6508 21.5 143 10.8 10,278 1.54 1.48–1.61 2.20 1.82–2.65 1.43 1.18–1.72
 Bullying 22.7 10,845 23.5 10,908 25.4 169 23.1 21,922 1.10 1.06–1.13 1.27 1.06–1.51 1.16 0.97–1.38
Depressive symptom inventory (DSI)
 Low: 0 17.2 8224 11.7 5422 7.2 48 14.4 13,694 Ref Ref Ref
 Moderate: 1–3 34.5 16,488 30.2 13,994 18.3 122 32.3 30,604 1.25 1.20–1.30 1.17 0.84–1.64 0.94 0.67–1.32
 High: 4–7 30.0 14,336 30.6 14,191 31.2 208 30.3 28,735 1.35 1.29–1.41 1.95 1.42–2.67 1.45 1.05–1.98
 Very high: 8–15 18.3 8756 27.5 12,726 43.2 288 23.0 21,770 1.77 1.70–1.86 3.54 2.60–4.82 2.00 1.47–2.72
Risk of suicide/Self–Harm (RISsK)
 Low: 0 52.8 25,237 38.7 17,914 12.6 84 45.6 43,235 Ref Ref Ref
 Moderate: 1–2 28.2 13,460 26.4 12,245 26.1 174 27.3 25,879 1.14 1.10–1.17 2.92 2.25–3.80 2.57 1.98–3.34
 High: 3–4 14.9 7112 25.5 11,811 41.4 276 20.3 19,199 1.78 1.71–1.84 6.43 5.01–8.24 3.62 2.82–4.64
 Very high: 5–6 4.2 1988 9.4 4359 19.8 132 6.8 6479 2.27 2.14–2.41 10.32 7.79–13.67 4.55 3.44–6.01
Risk of injury to others (RIO)
 Low: 0 40.8 19,502 66.7 30,881 73.9 492 53.7 50,875 Ref Ref Ref
 Moderate: 1–2 23.1 11,060 15.1 6975 14.0 93 19.1 18,128 0.46 0.45–0.48 0.49 0.39–0.561 1.95 0.85–1.33
 High: 3–4 27.1 12,932 14.8 6853 10.4 69 21.0 19,854 0.42 0.40–0.43 0.39 0.30–0.50 0.93 0.72–1.21
 Very high: 5–6 9.0 4292 3.5 1610 1.8 12 6.2 5914 0.30 0.29–0.32 0.23 0.13–0.41 0.75 0.42–1.33
Anxiety scale
 Low: up to 2 46.9 22,314 35.2 16,276 23.0 153 41.0 38,743 Ref Ref Ref
 Moderate: 3–7 34.8 16,556 36.9 17,060 34.1 227 35.8 33,843 1.38 1.34–1.42 1.90 1.55–2.34 1.38 1.12–1.69
 High: 8–12 12.8 6096 18.1 8368 25.0 166 15.5 14,630 1.75 1.68–1.82 3.40 2.73–4.25 1.94 1.56–2.43
 Very high: 13–28 5.6 2657 9.9 4565 17.9 119 7.8 7341 2.03 1.93–2.14 4.81 3.77–6.14 2.37 1.86–3.02
Externalizing (Short Form)
 Low: up to 2 21.9 10,451 41.3 19,120 41.6 277 31.5 29,848 Ref Ref Ref
 Moderate: 3–7 28.5 13,604 32.0 14,814 36.5 243 30.2 28,661 0.65 0.63–0.67 0.83 0.69–0.98 1.27 1.07–1.52
 High: 8–12 34.0 16,240 19.6 9065 17.1 114 26.8 25,419 0.38 0.37–0.40 0.47 0.38–0.59 1.24 0.99–1.55
 Very high: 13–28 15.7 7509 7.2 3334 4.8 32 11.5 10,875 0.30 0.29–0.32 0.29 0.20–0.42 0.95 0.66–1.38
Positive symptoms scale
 Low: 0 89.8 42,924 88.4 40,940 72.4 482 89.0 84,346 Ref Ref Ref
 Moderate: 1–2 6.6 3166 7.6 3521 17.6 117 7.2 6804 1.00 0.95–1.05 2.44 1.98–3.00 2.43 1.98–2.99
 High: 3–5 2.8 1313 3.0 1377 6.6 44 2.9 2734 0.91 0.84–0.98 2.06 1.50–2.83 2.27 1.66–3.11
 Very high: 6–12 0.8 401 1.1 495 3.5 23 1.0 23 1.02 0.89–1.17 3.24 2.11–5.00 3.18 2.07–4.88
Hyperactive/Distraction
 Low: 0–8 61.7 29,474 78.1 36,183 77.5 516 69.8 66,173 Ref Ref Ref
 Moderate: 9–10 10.1 4835 7.6 3528 9.9 66 8.9 8429 0.66 0.63–0.69 0.99 0.77–1.29 1.51 1.16–1.89
 High: 11–12 11.3 5379 6.5 3016 7.2 48 8.9 8443 0.55 0.52–0.57 0.79 0.59–1.06 1.45 1.07–1.95
 Very high: 13—16 17.0 8116 7.8 3606 5.4 36 12.4 11,758 0.47 0.45–0.49 0.51 0.36–0.71 1.08 0.77–1.52
Social disengagement scale
 Low: 0–2 70.3 32,679 61.6 27,495 45.1 279 65.9 60,453 Ref Ref Ref
 Moderate: 3–5 16.8 7825 19.7 8801 24.6 152 18.3 16,778 1.05 1.01–1.09 1.38 1.13–1.69 1.32 1.08–1.61
 High: 6–8 5.6 2620 7.8 3464 10.5 65 6.7 6149 1.16 1.09–1.22 1.57 1.19–2.06 1.36 1.03–1.78
 Very high: 9–16 7.2 3368 10.9 4877 19.9 123 9.1 8368 1.17 1.11–1.23 1.99 1.60–2.49 1.71 1.37–2.13

% and N indicate percent of gender and number of individuals, respectively. Odds ratios adjusted for age and 95% confidence intervals are indicated by OR and 95% CI, respectively. The reference for each odds ratio is indicated as ref. Significant adjusted odds ratios are bolded