Table 4.
Self-Acceptance of LGBT Identity and Depression Symptoms in the Past Week Among Transgender and Nontransgender Respondents
| Transgender | Nontransgender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Acceptance Level | Not depressed | Depressed | Total | Not depressed | Depressed | Total |
| Low (%) | 14 (28.6) | 35 (71.4) | 49 (100) | 174 (57.8) | 127 (42.2) | 301 (100%) |
| High (%) | 28 (66.7) | 14 (33.3) | 42 (100) | 272 (73.7) | 97 (26.3) | 369 (100%) |
| Chi-square | 13.2 | 18.8 | ||||
| p | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Adjusted odds ratios on depression symptoms in the past weeka | ||||||
| Low | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | ||||
| High | 0.04b (0.01, 0.25) | 0.53c (0.36, 0.79) | ||||
| Number of cases | 78 | 591 | ||||
| Percentage predicated correctly by the model | 80.8 | 74.1 | ||||
| Cox and Snell R Square | 0.46 | 0.20 | ||||
a
The odds ratios associated with self-acceptance of LGBT identity were adjusted for the effect age, race, rural residence, marital status, education, income, employment status, self-rated health, HIV status, daily smoking status, use of illicit drugs, and reported discrimination.
b
p<0.001.
c
p<0.01.