Table 3.
Mean WHOQOL-BREF scores in trans women according to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (N = 60).
| WHOQOL-BREF domains | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | p | Psychological | p | Social relations | p | Environment | p | Quality of life in general | p | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||||||
| Marital status | ||||||||||
| Single | 68.97 ± 17.03 | 0.634 | 62.8 ± 14.81 | 0.307 | 65.47 ± 21.49 | 0.011 | 60.17 ± 14.44 | 0.786 | 74.28 ± 14.2 | 0.422 |
| Stable relationship | 71.14 ± 17.55 | 66.4 ± 15.84 | 76.66 ± 10.75 | 59.12 ± 15.11 | 78.00 ± 19.52 | |||||
| Occupation | ||||||||||
| Employed | 72.38 ± 14.87 | 0.111 | 65.33 ± 13.95 | 0.244 | 69.62 ± 18.47 | 0.716 | 61.66 ± 14.12 | 0.070 | 75.55 ± 14.09 | 0.862 |
| Unemployed | 62.38 ± 21.50 | 60.00 ± 18.61 | 71.66 ± 19.36 | 53.95 ± 15.00 | 76.66 ± 23.08 | |||||
| Education level | ||||||||||
| <9 years | 65.05 ± 20.73 | 0.232 | 57.50 ± 17.4 | 0.068 | 72.02 ± 12.05 | 0.668 | 58.70 ± 18.35 | 0.765 | 77.67 ± 22.56 | 0.712 |
| >9 years | 71.35 ± 15.85 | 65.97 ± 14.16 | 69.56 ± 20.20 | 60.05 ± 13.50 | 75.27 ± 14.55 | |||||
| Physical activity | ||||||||||
| Active | 73.80 ± 17.81 | 0.379 | 63.75 ± 14.79 | 0.950 | 70.83 ± 20.87 | 0.886 | 57.55 ± 9.83 | 0.567 | 76.04 ± 16.39 | 0.962 |
| Sedentary | 68.89 ± 16.99 | 64.06 ± 15.52 | 69.96 ± 18.17 | 60.28 ± 15.61 | 75.78 ± 16.79 | |||||
| HIV | ||||||||||
| Reactive | 70.32 ± 18.34 | 0.953 | 68.86 ± 12.77 | 0.221 | 75.00 ± 17.34 | 0.260 | 61.05 ± 15.28 | 0.760 | 75.96 ± 17.27 | 0.929 |
| Non-reactive | 70.63 ± 15.69 | 63.11 ± 15.19 | 68.33 ± 18.93 | 59.65 ± 14.28 | 76.38 ± 14.65 | |||||
| Clinical characteristics | ||||||||||
| Tanner stage | ||||||||||
| <4 | 64.63 ± 18.35 | 0.013 | 60.80 ± 16.98 | 0.94 | 68.54 ± 19.21 | 0.497 | 58.36 ± 14.99 | 0.457 | 72.54 ± 17.5 | 0.117 |
| ≥4 | 75.49 ± 13.95 | 67.41 ± 12.57 | 71.83 ± 18.01 | 61.2 ± 14.3 | 79.31 ± 15.04 | |||||
| Breast implants | ||||||||||
| Yes | 67.6 ± 17.71 | 0.116 | 62.97 ± 15.73 | 0.118 | 70.83 ± 19.32 | 0.662 | 58.63 ± 15.33 | 0.374 | 75.59 ± 16.78 | 0.374 |
| Noa | 75.19 ± 14.82 | 66.38 ± 14.22 | 68.51 ± 17.04 | 62.32 ± 12.79 | 76.38 ± 16.54 | |||||
| BMI | ||||||||||
| 18 to <30 | 69.23 ± 18.99 | 0.633 | 62.15 ± 16.26 | 0.068 | 67.04 ± 19.35 | 0.031 | 58.80 ± 15.54 | 0.417 | 75.85 ± 17.34 | 0.988 |
| ≥30 | 71.65 ± 10.79 | 69.06 ± 10.98 | 78.64 ± 13.25 | 62.30 ± 11.71 | 75.78 ± 14.76 | |||||
Data expressed as mean and standard deviation; domains with scores from 0 to 100.
a
Tanner ≥4 in 31%; Student's t-test. Bold values indicate statistical significance.