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. 2023 Jun 30;17:85. doi: 10.1186/s13034-023-00627-6

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the sample, including assigned sex at birth, age, puberty, and ethnicity

Assigned Sex at Birth
Female (n = 72) Male (n = 9) Total
12 + years 68 5 73
U12 years*1 4 4 8
Age
Female Male Total
12 + years M = 16.36 years (SD = 0.96) M = 14.88 years (SD = 1.61) M = 16.26 years (SD = 1.07)
U12 years M = 11.28 years (SD = 1.26) M = 11.28 years (SD = 0.62) M = 11.28 years (SD = 0.92)
Puberty*2
Female Male
12 + years U12 years 12 + years U12 years Total
In puberty 48 3 1 - 52
Not in puberty 12 1 1 3 17
Did not report 8 - 3 1 12
Ethnicity
White 61.7%
Mixed 1.2%
Not recorded 16.1%
Refused to report 3.7%
Unable to choose 12.3%

*1 Data for young people under 12 (U12) was reported by their caregivers.

*2 Puberty was self-reported for all participants.