Table 3.
The effect of GAHT on the cardiovascular health in transgender women and men.
| Conditions | Effects of GAHT |
|
|---|---|---|
| Transgender Women | Transgender Men | |
| Ischemic heart disease | ↑↔︎ | ↔︎ |
| Cerebrovascular disease | ↑ | ↔︎ |
| Blood pressure | ∴ | ↑↔︎ |
| Venous thromboembolism | ↑ | ↔︎ |
| Total cholesterol | ↓↔︎ | ↑↔︎ |
| HDL-C | ↓↔︎ | ↓ |
| LDL-C | ↓↔︎ | ↑↔︎ |
| Triglycerides | ∴ | ↑↔︎ |
| Diabetes | ↔︎ | ↔︎ |
Abbreviation: LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol.
↑ denotes a significant increase.
↓ denotes a significant decrease.
↔︎ denotes no significant change.
∴denotes inconclusive results.
Table format adapted from Connelly PJ et al. Hypertension.2019 [53].