Table 2.

Mental health and stigma differences between Lebanese and displaced Syrian MSM and transgender women, N=488

Mental health or stigma variable	Lebanese (n=258; 52.3%)		Displaced Syrian (n=230; 47.1%)		χ2 or T-value
	n or mean	% or SD	n or mean	% or SD
Depression† (range: 0–60)	16.79	14.33	23.15	15.16	4.76***
Depression cut-off† (n, %)	113	43.8	145	63.0	18.07***
Anxiety‡ (range:0–63)	11.05	12.32	14.89	13.77	3.25**
Severe anxiety cut-off‡ (n, %)	34	13.1	49	21.3	5.68*
Post-traumatic stress¶ (n=468; range: 17–84)	32.91	16.57	41.63	17.00	5.62***
Post-traumatic stress disorder cut-off¶ (n=468; n, %)	45	18.4	74	33.0	13.11***
Internalised sexual minority stigma (range: 6–30)	13.27	5.14	16.50	6.37	6.12***
Internalised Syrian stigma (range: 6–30)	–	–	13.97	7.23	–
Sexual minority discrimination (range: 0–5)	0.50	1.04	0.77	1.13	2.73**
Sexual minority assault (range: 0–3)	0.76	0.88	1.16	1.09	4.38***

*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

†Depression measured by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D). Clinical depression cut-off denoted by a score of ≥16 on the CES-D.

‡Anxiety assessed by the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Severe anxiety cut-off denoted by a score of ≥26 on the BAI.

¶Post-traumatic stress measured by the PTSD CheckList—Civilian Version (PCL-C). Post-traumatic stress disorder cut-off denoted by a score of ≥50 on the PCL-C.

MSM, men who have sex with men.