Table 2.
Earliest age of first memory of gender dysphoria among patient subjects (n) in our study
| Transgender men | Transgender women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (y) at time of earliest memory | # of patients n = 30 | # of patients n = 101 | ||
| 4.7 (2.3) | 4.5 (2.0) | |||
| Mean age (y) at first gender dysphoria (GD) | # of patients n = 52 | # of patients n = 155 | ||
| 6.2 (3.1) | 6.7 (3.6) | |||
| Age (y) at first memory of GD, clustered by age group | n = 52 | % of n | n = 155 | % of n |
| Age 2-4 | 16 | (30%) | 38 | (25%) |
| 5-7 | 25 | (48%) | 74 | (48%) |
| 8-10 | 4 | (8%) | 19 | (12%) |
| 11-13 | 5 | (10%) | 17 | (11%) |
| 13+ (max age: 24 years) | 2 | (4%) | 7 | (5%) |
| Reported their earliest memory of GD as amongst their earliest life-memories | n = 30 | % of n | n = 101 | % of n |
| Yes | 24 | (80%) | 82 | (81%) |
| No | 6 | (20%) | 19 | (19%) |
| Number of years patients lived with GD prior to commencing gender transition (nonsurgical) | n = 50 | % of n | n = 150 | % of n |
| < 10 | 7 | (14%) | 20 | (13%) |
| 10-19 | 17 | (34%) | 40 | (27%) |
| 20-29 | 13 | (26%) | 33 | (22%) |
| 30-39 | 6 | (12%) | 23 | (15%) |
| 40-49 | 5 | (10%) | 16 | (11%) |
| 50+ | 2 | (4%) | 18 | (12%) |
| Mean: | 22.9 (12.6) | 27.1 (16.4) | ||
| Range: | 3–58 | 1-68 | ||