Comparative analysis of age, BMI and laboratory tests among the transgender woman, cisgender woman and cisgender man groups
| Transgender women (n=15) | Cisgender women (n=13) | Cisgender men (n=14) | Comparative analyses | P value | |
| Age (years) | 34.2 (SD±5.2) | 35.6 (SD±4.1) | 36.7 (SD±3.8) | TW × CW | NS |
| TW × CM | NS | ||||
| CW × CM | NS | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.5 (SD±2.8) | 23.1 (range 19.4–34.9) | 26.3 (SD±3.0) | TW × TW × CW | NS |
| TW × CM | NS | ||||
| CW × CM | * | ||||
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.0 (SD±0.6) | 13.8 (SD±0.6) | 15.3 (SD±1.1) | TW × CW | NS |
| TW × CM | **** | ||||
| CW × CM | **** | ||||
| Total testosterone (ng/dL)† | 18.0 (range 12.0–637.0) | 19.0 (range 12.0–40.1) | 524.3 (SD±169.0) | TW × CW | NS |
| TW × CM | **** | ||||
| CW × CM | **** |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ****p<0.0001.
†Total testosterone levels collected on the day that the cardiopulmonary test was performed.
BMI, body mass index; CM, cisgender men; CW, cisgender women; ns, non-significant; TW, transgender women.