Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of study population. For co-occurring conditions, figures indicate any history of the condition

Gender dysphoria/incongruenceAutism spectrum conditionsEating disorder
Total number378218 74013 951
Age at primary diagnosis
 Mean (SD)15.1 (2.6)9.8 (4.6)12.4 (5.1)
 Median (IQR)16 (14–17)10 (6–13)14 (10–16)
Recorded gender, n (%)
 Male1359 (35.9)14 131–14 136 (75.4)*3098 (22.2)
 Female2333 (61.7)4603–4608 (24.6)*10 853 (77.8)
 Other90 (2.4)<10 (0.0)*0 (0.0)
Area deprivation quintile, n (%)†
 1 (least deprived)749 (19.8)3352 (17.9)3457 (24.8)
 2719 (19.0)3595 (19.2)2932 (21.0)
 3673 (17.8)3418 (18.3)2607 (18.7)
 4800 (21.2)3779 (20.2)2449 (17.6)
 5 (most deprived)838 (22.2)4581 (24.5)2499 (17.9)
Co-occurring conditions, n (%)
 Anxiety909 (24.0)3757 (20.0)3439 (24.7)
 Depression1622 (42.9)4370 (23.3)5174 (37.1)
 Self-harm775 (20.5)1362 (7.3)2475 (17.7)
  • *Exact numbers suppressed to preserve anonymity.

  • †Missing data for area deprivation quintile: gender dysphoria/incongruence group: 3 (0.07%); autism spectrum disorder: 15 (0.08%); eating disorder: 7 (0.05%).