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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2015 Jan 7;56(3):274–279. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.10.264

Table 2.

Between-Group Differences Documenting Mental Health Disparities: Transgender Compared to Matched Cisgender (Non-Transgender) Youth Patients (n=360).+

Transgender n=180 Cisgender n=180 Transgender Versus Cisgender Total Sample n=360

n % n % RR (95% CI) p-value n %

Depression (DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis) 91 50.6 37 20.6 3.95 (2.60, 5.99) <0.0001 128 35.6
Anxiety (DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis) 48 26.7 18 10.0 3.27 (1.80, 5.95) 0.0001 66 18.3
Suicide Ideation 56 31.1 20 11.1 3.61 (2.17, 6.03) <0.0001 76 21.1
Suicide Attempt 31 17.2 11 6.1 3.20 (1.53, 6.70) 0.002 42 11.7
Self-Harm Without Lethal Intent 30 16.7 8 4.4 4.30 (1.95, 9.51) 0.0003 38 10.6
Inpatient Mental Health Services 41 22.8 20 11.1 2.36 (1.33, 4.20) 0.004 61 16.9
Outpatient Mental Health Services 82 45.6 29 16.1 4.36 (2.69, 7.05) <0.0001 111 30.8
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Participants were matched on age, race/ethnicity, and visit date.