Table 3 Comparison of the following sub-scales of quality of life scores for male and female transgender with the control group

MTF transgender

Male controls

Difference (95% CI)

Physical functioning

74.8 (16.1)

95.6 (16.8)

−20.8 (− 28.0, −13.6)*

Role physical

61.7 (27.6)

83.6 (25.5)

−21.9 (−33.2, −10.6)**

Role emotional

64.4 (34.9)

74.7 (30.1)

−10.3 (−23.9, 3.4)

Vitality

54.5 (19.9)

68.1 (16.6)

−13.6 (−21.2, −6.0)**

Emotional well-being

61.7 (18.1)

71.5 (16.7)

−9.8 (−17.2, −2.4)

Social functioning

56.3 (26.2)

80.4 (15.7)

−24.1 (−32.5, −15.7)**

Pain

74.3 (23.0)

88.2 (14.2)

−13.9 (−21.4, −6.5)*

General health

57.3 (22.7)

62.1 (15.6)

−4.8 (−12.6, 3.0)

FTM transgender

Female control

Physical functioning

85.5 (15.9)

84.6 (19.3)

0.9 (−6.2, 8.0)

Role physical

70.7 (27.9)

71.1 (33.3)

−0.4 (−12.6, 11.8)

Role emotional

62.2 (20.9)

70.6 (36.4)

−8.4 (−20.7, 3.9)

Vitality

59.0 (22.8)

62.4 (19.0)

−3.4 (−11.4, 4.6)

Emotional well-being

67.4 (18.5)

67.0 (18.4)

0.4 (−6.8, 7.6)

Social functioning

68.0 (20.9)

71.4 (21.7)

−3.4 (−11.7, 4.9)

Pain

78.1 (23.8)

74.2 (23.6)

3.9 (−5.3, 13.1)

General health

69.6 (20.4)

67.7 (19.7)

1.9 (− 5.9, 9.7)