Table 3.

Functional health and mental well-being of kathoeys and toms in Chiagmai, according to cross-sex hormone use

Katdoeys (n=60)	Using cross- sex hormones (n=21)	Not using cross- sex hormones (n=39)	p- value
Dispositional optimism – mean ± SD	12.8 ± 0.4	13.2 ± 0.5	0.53
Social Functioning Questionnaire – mean ± SD	7.3 ± 0.4	6.3 ± 1.0	0.25
Short Form 36 (SF-36) subscales:
• Bodily pain	61.4 ± 4.9	68.8 ± 7.1	0.42
• Role-Physical	75.6 ± 5.2	81.3 ± 6.3	0.55
• Physical functioning	75.5 ± 2.8	78.1 ± 4.3	0.62
• Social functioning	72.0 ± 3.5	68.8 ± 8.5	0.68
• Mental health	62.1 ± 2.4	71.3 ± 4.2	0.06
• Role-Emotional	68.2 ± 5.8	83.3 ± 8.1	0.17
• Vitality	62.2 ± 2.2	69.4 ± 2.9	0.08
• General health	58.5 ± 3.0	64.1 ± 4.4	0.33
Toms (n=60)	Using cross- sex hormones (n=23)	Not using cross- sex hormones) (n=37)	p- value
Dispositional optimism – mean ± SD	12.8 ± 0.5	13.1 ± 0.2	0.45
Social Functioning Questionnaire – mean ± SD	7.5 ± 0.5	6.1 ± 0.6	0.12
Short Form 36 (SF-36) subscales:
• Bodily pain	50.5 ± 6.6	72.3 ± 4.3	0.005
• Role-Physical	81.0 ± 7.3	88.5 ± 4.0	0.33
• Physical functioning	78.8 ± 2.8	81.4 ± 2.7	0.55
• Social functioning	68.3 ± 4.6	75.2 ± 3.4	0.23
• Mental health	58.7 ± 3.4	71.6 ± 2.3	0.002
• Role-Emotional	71.4 ± 7.7	82.9 ± 5.3	0.22
• Vitality	60.7 ± 2.8	68.2 ± 2.5	0.06
• General health	54.3 ± 4.1	63.3 ± 2.8	0.07