Table 2.
Sociodemographic, sexual orientation, and clinical intervention characteristics associated with autism traits.
| All N (%) | Autism traits N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | X 2 (df = 1) | |||
| 101 (82.8%) | 21 (17.2) | Significance | |||
| Current age (total = 123) | Adolescents < 18 | 38 (30.9) | 33 (32.7) | 4 (19.1) | X 2 = 1.53 |
| Adults > 18 | 85 (69.1) | 68 (67.3) | 17 (81.0) | p = 0.22 | |
| Sex at birth (total = 123) | Male | 57 (46.3) | 48 (47.5) | 8 (38.1) | X 2 = 0.62 |
| Female | 66 (53.7) | 53 (52.5) | 13 (61.9) | p = 0.43 | |
| Self-identified Gender (total = 123) | Male | 42 (34.2) | 32 (31.7) | 10 (47.6) | X 2 = 5.22 |
| Female | 33 (26.8) | 27 (26.7) | 6 (28.6) | p = 0.16 | |
| Transmale/transfemale | 42 (34.2) | 38 (37.6) | 3 (14.3) | ||
| Non-binary | 6 (4.9) | 4 (3.97) | 2 (9.5) | ||
| Respondent Education (total = 118) | Degree or higher | 6 (5.1) | 3 (3.1) | 3 (15.0) | X 2 = 5.02 |
| Intermediate | 83 (70.3) | 71 (72.5) | 12 (60.0) | p = 0.08 | |
| No qualifications | 29 (24.6) | 24 (24.5) | 5 (25.0) | ||
| Respondent occupational social class (total = 118) | Professional | 33 (28.0) | 13 (13.3) | 5 (25.0) | X 2 = 2.67 |
| Intermediate | 19 (16.1) | 5 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | p = 0.45 | |
| (Semi-)routine | 35 (29.7) | 24 (24.5) | 4 (20.0) | ||
| Other | 31 (26.3) | 56 (57.1) | 11 (55.0) | ||
| Occupational social class of family (total = 121) | Professional | 53 (43.8) | 42 (42.0) | 11 (52.4) | X 2 = 2.80 |
| Intermediate | 23 (19.0) | 21 (21.0) | 2 (9.5) | p = 0.42 | |
| (Semi-)routine | 39 (32.2) | 33 (33.0) | 6 (28.6) | ||
| Other | 6 (5.0) | 4 (4.0) | 2 (9.5) | ||
| Sexual orientation (total = 121) | Monosexual | 48 (39.7) | 42 (42.4) | 6 (28.6) | X 2 = 3.88 |
| Plurisexual | 58 (47.9) | 45 (45.5) | 13 (61.9) | p = 0.28 | |
| Asexual | 7 (5.8) | 5 (5.1) | 2 (9.5) | ||
| Other/unsure | 8 (6.6) | 7 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Cross-sex hormones (total = 122) | No | 74 (60.7) | 63 (62.4) | 11 (52.4) | X 2 = 0.73 |
| Yes | 48 (39.3) | 38 (37.6) | 10 (47.6) | p = 0.39 | |
| Gender affirming surgery (total = 121) | No | 95 (78.5) | 80 (80.0) | 15 (71.4) | X 2 = 0.76 |
| Yes | 26 (21.5) | 20 (20.0) | 6 (28.6) | p = 0.39 | |
| Desire to access cross-sex hormones (total = 122) | Yes | 118 (96.7) | 98 (97.0) | 20 (95.2) | X 2 = 0.18 |
| No | 4 (3.3) | 3 (3.0) | 1 (4.8) | p = 0.68 | |
| Desire to have gender affirming surgery (total = 122) | Yes | 117 (95.9%) | 98 (97.0%) | 19 (90.5%) | X 2 = 1.90 |
| No | 5 (4.1%) | 3 (3.0%) | 2 (9.5%) | p = 0.17 | |