Table 1.

Characteristics of survey participants by VCAG status^{a, b}

Participant Characteristics	Achieved VCAG n (row %)	Not achieved VCAG n (row %)	Total n (column %)
Gender identity
Transwomen	87 (28.2)	222 (71.8)	309 (49.8)
Transmen	194 (62.4)	117 (37.6)	311 (50.2)
Age (years)
< 30	101 (49.8)	102 (50.2)	203 (32.7)
30-39	72 (53.3)	63 (46.7)	135 (21.8)
40-54	63 (41.2)	90 (58.8)	153 (24.7)
≥55	45 (34.9)	84 (65.1)	129 (20.8)
History of gender affirming surgery
No Surgery	72 (30.5)	164 (69.5)	236 (38.1)
Chest Surgery	94 (58.4)	67 (41.6)	161 (26.0)
Gonadectomy or Hysterectomy	44 (58.7)	31 (41.3)	75 (12.1)
Genital Reconstruction	71 (48.0)	77 (52.0)	148 (23.9)
Transgender congruence scale
Below Median	80 (29.4)	192 (70.6)	272 (43.9)
Above Median	183 (59.0)	127 (41.0)	310 (50.0)
Missing information (imputed)	18 (47.4)	20 (52.6)	38 (6.1)
Procedures to change secondary sex characteristics
Yes	208 (45.2)	252 (54.8)	460 (74.2)
No	73 (45.6)	87 (54.4)	160 (25.8)
CES-D-10 depression score c
≥ 10	97 (36.5)	169 (63.5)	266 (42.9)
< 10	154 (52.6)	139 (47.4)	293 (47.3)
Missing information (imputed)	30 (49.2)	31 (50.8)	61 (9.8)
BAI anxiety score d
> 21	34 (33.7)	67 (66.3)	101 (16.3)
≤ 21	218 (48.1)	235 (51.9)	453 (73.1)
Missing information (imputed)	29 (43.9)	37 (56.1)	66 (10.7)
All Subjects	281 (45.3)	339 (54.7)	620 (100.0)

^aParticipants were considered as having achieved visual conformity with affirmed gender (VCAG) when their perceived scores were equal to or exceeded their desired scores

^bPercentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding

^cCenter for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10): Comprised of 10 questions, the score range is 0-30, with higher scores indicating higher levels of depression

^dBeck Anxiety Inventory (BAI): Comprised of 21 questions, the score range is 0-63, with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety