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Table 2 Anthropometric data of the study participants

From: Examining body image satisfaction among transfeminine and cisgender female youth in Thailand: a community-based survey

 

Total

(n = 587)

Transfeminine youth

(n = 209)

Cisgender female youth

(n = 378)

p- value

Weight (kg), Median (IQR)

53 (47–62)

56 (52–65)

50 (45–59)

< 0.001**

Height (cm), Median (IQR)

163 (157–170)

171 (167–175)

160 (155–164)

< 0.001**

BMI (kg/m2), Median (IQR))

19.6 (17.9–22.5)

19.7 (18-22.5)

19.6 (17.8–22.5)

 

BMI category£, n(%)

   

0.97

Severe Underweight

45 (7.7)

15 (7.2)

30 7.9)

 

Underweight

153 (26.1)

58 (27.8)

95 25.1)

 

Normal

249 (42.4)

88 (42.1)

161 2.6)

 

Overweight

56 (9.6)

19 (9.1)

37 9.8)

 

Obese

84 (14.3)

29 (13.9)

55 (14.6)

 

Waist circumference (cm), Median (IQR)

68.5 (63.5–76.2)

69.8 (63.5–76.2)

68.5 (63.5–73.6)

0.03*

Waist circumference, n(%)

   

0.20

• Normal waist circumference

505 (86)

185 (88.5)

320 (84.7)

 

• High waist circumference¥

82 (14)

24 (11.5)

58 (15.3)

 
  1. BMI; body mass index
  2. £ BMI was categorized into 4 groups according to the BMI for age and sex Thai growth chart: severe underweight (< 16.5 kg/m2), underweight (below – 2SD for age or 16.5–18.5 kg/m2), normal (– 2SD to + 1 SD for age or 18.5–23 kg/m2), overweight (+ 1SD to + 2SD for age or 23–24.9 kg/m2) and obesity (above + 2 SD for age or > = 25 kg/m2)
  3. ¥ The high waist circumference was defined if waist circumference > more than 90 cm in transfeminine and > 80 cm in cisfemale
  4. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001 (Two independent sample t-test)
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