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. 2022 Fall;50(3):456–470. doi: 10.1017/jme.2022.87

Table 2.1.

Demographics of Transgender People Identified in the OptumLabs Data Warehouse, 1993-2019

Characteristic Transgender Population (N = 16,619)
Age, years
Mean (SD) 30.6 (13.4)
Range 4 – 87
Age group in years, % (n)
4-17 12 (1,961)
18-29 46 (7,703)
30-39 21 (3,525)
40-49 9.5 (1,578)
50-59 6.1 (1,013)
60-69 4.0 (671)
70+ 1.0 (168)
Age at index diagnosis, years
Overall mean (SD) 27.2 (11.8)
Overall range 3 – 79
Mean, 1993-2000 33.9
Mean, 2001-2010 34.5
Mean, 2011-2019 26.3
Recorded Sex, % (n)
Female 53 (8,864)
Male 47 (7,755)
Imputed Race/Ethnicity, % (n)
Asian 2.7 (452)
Black 8.1 (1,339)
Hispanic 8.0 (1,322)
White 67 (11,123)
Unknown 14 (2,383)
Region, % (n)
Midwest 28 (4,675)
Northeast 11 (1,820)
South 35 (5,826)
West 26 (4,298)
Days of Coverage
Mean (SD) 1,664 (1,453)
Range 30 – 9,861