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Table 1 Characteristics of the 425 transmasculine subjects, stratified by testosterone therapy (TT) use

From: Effect of testosterone therapy on breast tissue composition and mammographic breast density in trans masculine individuals

 

Used TT

Did not use TT

p value

 

n = 357

n = 68

 

Age at surgery, median [IQR]

25.0 [21.0, 29.0]

27.0 [23.8, 32.2]

0.003a

Race/ethnicity, n (%)

  

0.47b

 White

277 (77.6)

49 (72.1)

 

 Black or African American

30 (8.4)

6 (8.8)

 

 Asian

20 (5.6)

1 (1.5)

 

 Multiracial

18 (5.0)

4 (5.9)

 

 Native American/Pacific Islander

2 (0.6)

1 (1.5)

 

 Unspecified

10 (2.8)

7 (10.3)

 

Family history of breast cancer, n (%)

  

0.63b

 Yes

94 (26.3)

18 (26.5)

 

 No

207 (58.0)

34 (50.0)

 

 Not reported

56 (15.7)

16 (23.5)

 

Parity, n (%)

  

0.41b

 Parous

8 (2.2)

3 (4.4)

 

 Nulliparous

142 (39.8)

29 (42.6)

 

 Not reported

207 (58.0)

36 (52.9)

 

Oophorectomy prior to surgery, n (%)

  

0.22b

 Yes

20 (5.6)

1 (1.5)

 

 No

337 (94.4)

67 (98.5)

 

Breast lesions, n (%)

  

0.03b

 Atypical lesions

9 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

 

 Benign lesions

290 (81.2)

64 (94.1)

 

 None

58 (16.2)

4 (5.9)

 

BMI at surgery, median [IQR]

25.8 [23.2, 29.9]

25.4 [23.0, 29.5]

0.57a

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

  

0.01b

 Current

186 (52.1)

48 (70.6)

 

 Never

159 (44.5)

20 (29.4)

 

 Not reported

12 (3.4)

0 (0.0)

 

Duration of TT at surgery, n (%)

  

 Never

0 (0.0)

68 (100.0)

 

 < 1 year

93 (26.1)

0 (0.0)

 

 >  = 1 to < 2 years

139 (38.9)

0 (0.0)

 

 >  = 2 to < 5 years

97 (27.2)

0 (0.0)

 

 >  = 5 years

14 (3.9)

0 (0.0)

 

Unspecified duration

14 (3.9)

0 (0.0)

 

Chest binding, n (%)

  

0.03b

 Yes

169 (47.3)

20 (29.4)

 

 No

15 (4.2)

6 (8.8)

 

 Not reported

173 (48.5)

42 (61.8)

 
  1. p-values were obtained using the aMann-Whitney or bFisher’s exact test. Data in “not reported or unspecified” categories were excluded from statistical analysis. Body mass index, BMI; Inter-quartile range, IQR. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding