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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample, including assigned sex at birth, age, puberty, and ethnicity

From: Exploring navigation of gender in a sample of clinically referred young people attending the gender identity development service

Assigned Sex at Birth

 

Female (n = 72)

Male (n = 9)

Total

12 + years

68

5

73

U12 years*1

4

4

8

Age

 

Female

Male

Total

12 + years

M = 16.36 years (SD = 0.96)

M = 14.88 years (SD = 1.61)

M = 16.26 years (SD = 1.07)

U12 years

M = 11.28 years (SD = 1.26)

M = 11.28 years (SD = 0.62)

M = 11.28 years (SD = 0.92)

Puberty*2

 

Female

Male

 
 

12 + years

U12 years

12 + years

U12 years

Total

In puberty

48

3

1

-

52

Not in puberty

12

1

1

3

17

Did not report

8

-

3

1

12

Ethnicity

White

61.7%

Mixed

1.2%

Not recorded

16.1%

Refused to report

3.7%

Unable to choose

12.3%

  1. *1 Data for young people under 12 (U12) was reported by their caregivers.
  2. *2 Puberty was self-reported for all participants.