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. 2017 Feb 15;12(2):e0171640. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171640

Table 1. General characteristics.

Transwomen Transmen  
  N %   N %    
Total 82     72        
  Mean SD   Mean SD
Age 42.4 12.4   32.4 11.2 < 0.001
BMI 24.6 3.9   25.1 4.5 n.s.
N % N %
Hormone treatment                
Yes 65 79.3   58 80.6     n.s.
No 17 20.7   14 19.4      
Estradiol
Gel 21 30.8 NA
Tablets 21 30.8 NA
Patches 24 36.9 NA
Tablets + Gel 1.5 NA
Cyproterone acetate 46.2 NA
Testosterone
Gel NA 26 44.8
Enanthate injections NA 15 25.9
Undecanoate injections NA 14 24.1
Not documented NA 3 5.2
Mean SD Mean SD
Time since start of hormone therapy (months) 26 6 173 18 6 245 n.s.
Living alone N % N %      
Yes 51 62.2   42 58.3     n.s.
No 30 36.6   29 40.3      
Missing 1 1.2   1 1.4      
Education                
No graduation 4 4.9   0 0.0     n.s.
Low 19 23.2   16 22.2      
Intermediate 29 35.4   38 52.8      
High 13 15.9   6 8.3      
University 16 19.5   12 16.7      
Missing 1 1.2   0 0.0      
Unemployed                
Employed 74.0 90.2   67 93.1     n.s.
Unemployed 8.0 9.8   5 6.9      
Estimated financial situation                
Good 42.0 51.2   35 48.6     n.s.
Average 13.0 15.9   9 12.5      
Bad 26.0 31.7   27 37.5      
Missing 1.0 1.2   1 1.4      
Age of onset                
Early 62.0 75.6   62 86.1     n.s.
Late 20.0 24.4   9 12.5      
Missing 0.0 0.0   1 1.4      
Surgeries                
Mastectomy                
Yes NA     31 43.1      
No NA     41 56.9      
Any genital surgery               n.s.
Yes 25.0 30.5   20 27.8      
No 57.0 69.5   52 72.2      
Penoid                
Yes NA     8 11.1      
No NA     64 88.9      
Breast augmentation              
Yes 14 17.1   NA        
No 68 82.9   NA        

Comparisons were done by students’ T-test for continuous variables and X2 or Fishers exact test for categorical variables

Bold numbers indicate significant differences

NA: not applicable

n.s.: not significant