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Table 5 The weighted mean (95% confidence intervals (CIs)) for quality of life by WHOQOL

From: Quality of life in people with transsexuality after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Subgroups

Number of studies (Sample Size)

Weighted Mean (95% CI)

Range

Between subgroups

Between groups

I2c (%)

P heterogeneity

Qd

P heterogeneity

Minimum

Maximum

Trans

       

0.000

 MTFa

2 (132)

70.65 (53.11, 88.19)

66.52

72.77

12.9

0.328

7.41

 

 FTMb

2 (334)

69.99 (43.76, 96.23)

65.54

75.00

0.0

0.401

  

Domains

      

7.46

0.000

 Physical

4 (466)

68.04 (42.85, 93.23)

66.08

81.00

0.0

0.888

  

 Psychological

4 (466)

66.30 (41.70, 90.90)

56.00

69.00

0.0

0.990

  

 Social

4 (466)

68.25 (50.32, 86.17)

65.00

97.10

0.0

0.919

  

 Environmental

4 (466)

62.94 (42.18, 83.70)

63.00

75.00

0.0

0.971

  

Mean age

       

0.000

  ≤ 35

1 (94)

73.31 (54.53, 92.09)

–

–

–

–

7.56

 

 > 35

3 (372)

66.12 (42.46, 99.63)

65.54

66.52

0.0

0.967

  

Overall

4 (466)

70.45 (55.87, 85.03)

65.54

75.00

0.0

0.972

9.47

0.0001

  1. aMTF Male to Female, bFTM Female to Male, cI2 I Square, dQ Cochran’s Q test