Table 1.
Characteristics of the AMAB study population.
| Transgender women (196) | Gender non binary people (44) | Cross-dressers (14) | Total (329) | Differences between groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (median) (years) [P25 – P75] | 41.0 [29.0 – 51.0] | 47.5 [35.3 – 56.0] | 50.5 [46.0 – 56.5] | 43.0 [31.0 – 53.0] | P = 0.003* | |
| Sexually attracted to | Men | 38 (19.4%) | 10 (22.7%) | 2 (14.3%) | 50 (19.7%) | P = 0.763 |
| Women | 78 (39.8%) | 19 (43.2%) | 7 (50.0%) | 104 (40.9%) | P = 0.701 | |
| Both | 65 (33.2%) | 20 (45.5%) | 3 (21.4%) | 88 (34.6%) | P = 0.190 | |
| Transgender people | 50 (25.5%) | 15 (34.1%) | 8 (57.1%) | 73 (28.7%) | P = 0.035 | |
| I don’t think gender is important | 40 (20.4%) | 9 (20.5%) | 0 | 49 (19.3%) | P = 0.170 | |
| No one | 17 (8.7%) | 2 (4.5%) | 1 (7.1%) | 20 (7.9%) | P = 0.168 | |
| I don’t know | 18 (9.2%) | 1 (2.3%) | 1 (7.1%) | 20 (7.9%) | P = 0.311 | |
| Other | 25 (12.8%) | 7 (15.9%) | 1 (7.1%) | 33 (13.0%) | P = 0.774 | |
| Educational level | Low - Medium | 104 (53.1%) | 18 (40.9%) | 5 (35.7%) | 127 (50.0%) | P = 0.193 |
| High | 92 (46.9%) | 26 (59.1%) | 9 (64.3%) | 127 (50.0%) | ||
| Household under economical stress (n yes) | 66 (33.7%) | 14 (31.8%) | 0 | 80 (31.5%) | P = 0.023* | |
| Region | Brussels Capital Region | 17 (8.7%) | 5 (11.4%) | / | 22 (8.7%) | P = 0.274 |
| Flanders | 139 (70.9%) | 32 (72.7%) | 14 (100.0%) | 185 (72.8%) | ||
| Wallonia | 35 (17.9%) | 7 (15.9%) | / | 42 (16.5%) | ||
| Previously contacted a health care professional | 167 (85.2%) | 23 (52.3%) | 6 (42.9%) | 196 (77.2%) | P < 0.001* | |
| Initiated gender affirming therapy | Mental health | 167 (85.2%) | 11 (25.0%) | 1 (7.1%) | 179 (70.5%) | P < 0.001* |
| Gender affirming hormones | 134 (68.4%) | 9 (20.5%) | 0 | 143 (56.3%) | P < 0.001* | |
| Breast augmentation | 44 (22.4%) | 2 (4.5%) | 0 | 46 (18.1%) | P = 0.149 | |
| Orchiectomy | 54 (27.6%) | 1 (2.3%) | 0 | 55 (21.7%) | P = 0.010* | |
| Vaginoplasty | 50 (25.5%) | 1 (2.3%) | 0 | 51 (20.1%) | P = 0.017* | |