To characterize demographics, psychosocial functioning, and gender-related experiences in transgender youth enrolling versus declining participation in a multisite research study.
Methods:
Clinical data were abstracted from patient charts at two study sites. Continuous variables were compared using t-tests, and categorical variables were compared using χ2 tests based on study enrollment status.
Results:
Few significant differences were observed between enrolled and nonenrolled youth. None of these differences (i.e., designated sex at birth/gender identity; parent-reported separation anxiety; and youth-reported attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) was replicated across sites.
Conclusion:
Trans Youth Care findings are likely generalizable to transgender youth initiating hormone treatment at pediatric academic centers.
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