Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and prevalence of mental health diagnoses and self-inflicted injury among TGD and cisgender youth included in the STRONG cohort
| Participant Characteristics | TF cohort | CM referents | CF referents | TM cohort | CM referents | CF referents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
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| Age | ||||||
| 13–17 | 358 (33) | 3505 (33) | 3496 (33) | 595 (42) | 5822 (42) | 5836 (42) |
| 18–26 | 729 (67) | 7081 (67) | 7133 (67) | 836 (58) | 8136 (58) | 8152 (58) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 502 (46) | 4866 (46) | 4903 (46) | 739 (52) | 7169 (51) | 7195 (51) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 103 (9.5) | 998 (9.4) | 1008 (9.5) | 134 (9.4) | 1311 (9.4) | 1314 (9.4) |
| Hispanic | 273 (25) | 2673 (25) | 2679 (25) | 325 (23) | 3178 (23) | 3185 (23) |
| Other | 111 (10) | 1087 (10) | 1092 (10) | 129 (9.0) | 1272 (9.1) | 1275 (9.1) |
| Unknown | 98 (9.0) | 962 (9.1) | 947 (8.9) | 104 (7.3) | 1028 (7.4) | 1019 (7.3) |
| Kaiser Permanente site | ||||||
| Northern California | 600 (55) | 5857 (55) | 5878 (55) | 833 (58) | 8152 (58) | 8173 (58) |
| Southern California | 453 (42) | 4393 (41) | 4414 (42) | 559 (39) | 5422 (39) | 5430 (39) |
| Georgia | 34 (3.1) | 336 (3.2) | 337 (3.2) | 39 (2.7) | 384 (2.8) | 385 (2.8) |
| Self-inflicted injury | 81 (7.5) | 122 (1.2) | 198 (1.9) | 164 (11) | 175 (1.3) | 284 (2.0) |
| Mental health diagnoses | ||||||
| Anxiety disorders | 336 (31) | 1009 (9.5) | 1440 (14) | 447 (31) | 1335 (9.6) | 1920 (14) |
| Attention deficit disorders | 196 (18) | 1031 (9.7) | 473 (4.5) | 162 (11) | 1531 (11) | 590 (4.2) |
| Autism spectrum disorders | 53 (4.9) | 142 (1.3) | 30 (0.3) | 38 (2.7) | 203 (1.5) | 52 (0.4) |
| Bipolar spectrum disorders | 61 (5.6) | 139 (1.3) | 145 (1.4) | 90 (6.3) | 149 (1.1) | 190 (1.4) |
| Conduct/Disruptive disorder | 95 (8.7) | 421 (4.0) | 222 (2.1) | 79 (5.5) | 626 (4.5) | 291 (2.1) |
| Depressive disorders | 409 (38) | 1181 (11) | 1730 (16) | 631 (44) | 1525 (11) | 2229 (16) |
| Personality disorders | 33 (3) | 41 (0.4) | 84 (0.8) | 64 (4.5) | 61 (0.4) | 119 (0.9) |
| Substance abuse disorders | 115 (11) | 714 (6.7) | 497 (4.7) | 130 (9.1) | 905 (6.5) | 617 (4.4) |
| Other diagnosesa | 96 (8.8) | 141 (1.3) | 266 (2.5) | 126 (8.8) | 201 (1.4) | 358 (2.6) |
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| Total numbers | 1087 | 10586 | 10629 | 1431 | 13958 | 13988 |
TM = transmasculine; TF= transfeminine; CF = cisgender female; CM = cisgender male
a
Other diagnoses includes schizophrenia spectrum disorder, other psychoses, dementia, and eating disorders.