Table 3.
Comparison of the following sub-scales of quality of life scores for male and female transgender with the control group
| Mean (SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MTF transgender | Male controls | Difference (95% CI) | |
| Physical functioning | 74.8 (16.1) | 95.6 (16.8) | −20.8 (− 28.0, −13.6)* |
| Role physical | 61.7 (27.6) | 83.6 (25.5) | −21.9 (−33.2, −10.6)** |
| Role emotional | 64.4 (34.9) | 74.7 (30.1) | −10.3 (−23.9, 3.4) |
| Vitality | 54.5 (19.9) | 68.1 (16.6) | −13.6 (−21.2, −6.0)** |
| Emotional well-being | 61.7 (18.1) | 71.5 (16.7) | −9.8 (−17.2, −2.4) |
| Social functioning | 56.3 (26.2) | 80.4 (15.7) | −24.1 (−32.5, −15.7)** |
| Pain | 74.3 (23.0) | 88.2 (14.2) | −13.9 (−21.4, −6.5)* |
| General health | 57.3 (22.7) | 62.1 (15.6) | −4.8 (−12.6, 3.0) |
| FTM transgender | Female control | ||
| Physical functioning | 85.5 (15.9) | 84.6 (19.3) | 0.9 (−6.2, 8.0) |
| Role physical | 70.7 (27.9) | 71.1 (33.3) | −0.4 (−12.6, 11.8) |
| Role emotional | 62.2 (20.9) | 70.6 (36.4) | −8.4 (−20.7, 3.9) |
| Vitality | 59.0 (22.8) | 62.4 (19.0) | −3.4 (−11.4, 4.6) |
| Emotional well-being | 67.4 (18.5) | 67.0 (18.4) | 0.4 (−6.8, 7.6) |
| Social functioning | 68.0 (20.9) | 71.4 (21.7) | −3.4 (−11.7, 4.9) |
| Pain | 78.1 (23.8) | 74.2 (23.6) | 3.9 (−5.3, 13.1) |
| General health | 69.6 (20.4) | 67.7 (19.7) | 1.9 (− 5.9, 9.7) |
*p < 0.001, **p < 0.05