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. 2021 Jan 20;8:2054358120985379. doi: 10.1177/2054358120985379

Table 1.

Changes in Transgender Men and Women on Sex Hormone Therapy.

Study Population Duration Prehormone therapy serum creatinine Posthormone therapy serum creatinine P value
(between group*)
(pre/post**)
Ruestche89 24 transwomen
15 transmen
12.5 y
7.6 y
Not applicable
Not applicable
80 µmol/L (10)
90 µmol/L (6)
Not reported
Lapauw90 23 transwomen
46 age, height
Matched cismales
>3 y Not applicable
Not applicable
0.78 mg/dL ± 0.11
(69 µmol/L ± 10)
0.94 mg/dL ± 0.12
(83 µmol/L ± 11)
P < .001*
Wierckx91 50 transmen
50 transwomen
6.3 y
8.7 y
Not applicable
Not applicable
0.9 mg/dL (0.9-1.0)
(80 µmol/L)
0.8 mg/dL (0.7-0.9)
(71 µmol/L)
P < .001*
Sorelle85 133 transwomen
89 transmen
>6 mo 0.98 mg/dL
(87 µmol/L)
0.74 mg/dL
(65 µmol/L)
0.86 mg/dL
(76 µmol/L)
0.90 mg/dL
(80 µmol/L)
P < .0001**
P < .0001**
Fernandez92 33 transwomen
19 transmen
18 mo 0.90 mg/dL (0.03)
(80 µmol/L [3])
0.73 mg/dL (0.03)
(65 µmol/L [3])
0.83 mg/dL (0.03)
(73 µmol/L [3])
0.82 mg/dL (0.04)
(73 µmol/L [4])
Not reported
Jarin93 72 transmen
44 transwomen
6 mo Not reported Not reported P > .05
Scharff86 249 transwomen
278 transmen
12 mo 78.5 µmol/L (10.8)
66.0 µmol/L (9.0)
73.1 µmol/L (10.6)
77.4 µmol/L (10.6)
−5.0
(95% CI: −6.2 to −3.8)**
11.1
(95% CI: 10.1 to 12.2)**
Wierckx94 53 transmen
53 transwomen
1 y 0.74 mg/dL (0.1)
(65 µmol/L [9])
0.9 mg/dL (0.1)
(80 µmol/L [9])
0.84 mg/dL (0.1)
(74 µmol/L [9])
0.8 mg/dL (0.1)
(71 µmol/L [9])
P < .001**
P < .001**
van Kesteren95 20 transwomen
19 transmen
1 y 81 µmol/L (7)
72 µmol/L (8)
77 µmol/L (7)
79 µmol/L (9)
P = .048**
P < .001**

Note. CI = confidence interval.