Research Article

Quality of Life in Transitioned Trans Persons: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Cohort Study

Table 4

-test comparison of mean scores (M (SD)) of SF-36 domains between groups and the general German population.

TransfeminineCis women TransmasculineCis men

Physical
 Physical functioning88.16 (21.52)82.71 (23.17)0.0394.27 (9.46)89 (20.15)<0.01
 Physical role81.91 (32.81)80.41 (33.02)0.6992.31 (20.0)87.3 (29.62)0.13
 Bodily pain80.57 (27.06)75.99 (27.68)0.1482.66 (23.06)82.47 (26.56)0.96
 General health74.13 (22.73)66.64 (19.67)0.0172.58 (20.09)69.59 (20.63)0.35
Mental
 Vitality56.76 (24.47)60.62 (18.47)0.1859.87 (17.88)66.17 (18.01)0.04
 Social functioning77.17 (27.3)87.02 (18.92)<0.0179.69 (28.0)90.67 (17.51)0.02
 Mental health72.72 (22.78)71.44 (16.29)0.6572.11 (19.93)76.55 (16.06)0.18
 Emotional role75.32 (37.62)88.77 (26.34)<0.0189.47 (25.83)92.06 (24.58)0.54
Component summary
 Physical (PCS)53.05 (8.44)49.09 (10.6)<0.0153.76 (5.88)51.42 (9.62)0.03
 Mental (MCS)46.37 (12.48)50.71 (8.39)0.0149.8 (10.25)52.44 (7.7)0.15