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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2021 Jul 24;70(1):108–113. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.06.022

Table 1.

Characteristics of Participants

Total (n = 55) Designated male at birth (n = 26) Designated female at birth (n = 29)

Age at GnRHa start, mean (range), y 11.5 (9.0–14.5) 11.9 (10.2–14.5) 11.1 (9.0–13.9)

Gender, n (%)
 Female 10 (18%) 10 (38%) 0 (0%)
 Male 15 (27%) 0 (0%) 15 (52%)
 Transgender female 14 (25%) 14 (54%) 0 (0%)
 Transgender male 13 (24%) 0 (0%) 13 (45%)
 Nonbinary 3 (5%) 2 (8%) 1 (3%)

Race/ethnicity, n (%)
 White 34 (62%) 13 (50%) 21 (72%)
 Black or African American 2 (4%) 1 (4%) 1 (3%)
 Multi-race 5 (9%) 2 (8%) 3 (10%)
 Hispanic or Latino 12 (22%) 9 (35%) 3 (10%)
 Unknown 2 (4%) 1 (4%) 1 (3%)

Tanner stage at GnRHa start, n (%)
 II 34 (62%) 21 (81%) 13 (45%)
 III 16 (29%) 3 (12%) 13 (45%)
 IV 5 (9%) 2 (8%) 3 (10%)

BMI Z-score, mean (SD)
 Baseline visit 0.46 (0.89) 0.56 (0.84) 0.38 (0.94)
 12-month visit 0.66 (0.97) 0.68 (1.00) 0.63 (0.95)
FSH, median (IQR), IU/L
 Baseline visit 2.3 (1.4–4.3) 1.6 (1.1–2.3) 4.1 (2.3–5.4)
 12-month visit 0.8 (0.4–1.6) 0.6 (0.15–1.2) 1.1 (0.7–2.0)
LH, median (IQR), IU/L
 Baseline visit 0.8 (0.2–2.2) 0.7 (0.3–1.6) 0.8 (0.1–2.8)
 12-month visit 0.3 (0.2–0.7) 0.4 (0.2–1.0) 0.3 (0.2–0.4)
Estradiol, median (IQR), pg/mL
 Baseline visit 7.0 (2.5–20.0) 2.0 (2.0–6.0) 12.0 (6.0–23.0)
 12-month visit 2.0 (2.0–6.0) 2.0 (2.0–2.0) 2.0 (2.0–6.0)
Testosterone, median (IQR), ng/dL
 Baseline visit 12.0 (9.0–30.0) 13.0 (9.5–71.0) 12.0 (4.0–18.0)
 12-month visit 8.5 (7.0–12.0) 10.0 (7.5–11.5) 6.0 (3.0–12.0)