Psychosocial characteristics and HIV-related sexual behaviors among cisgender, transgender, and gender non-conforming MSM in China

Table 2 Psychosocial characteristics by gender identity, Mean ± SD (min-max)

Variables ^a	Total	Cisgender	Gender non-conforming	Transgender	F	P
Depression	17.66 ± 10.50(0,58)	17.52 ± 10.46(0,58)	19.54 ± 11.27(2,48)	18.58 ± 10.43(2,44)	0.42	0.65
Perceived social support	60.42 ± 12.55(12,84)	60.57 ± 12.38(12,84)	60.46 ± 14.89(25,84)	56.46 ± 13.03(25,74)	1.14	0.32
Resilience	36.70 ± 8.48(10,50)	36.75 ± 8.51(10,50)	36.14 ± 8.45(10,50)	36.38 ± 8.11(17,50)	0.08	0.92
Identity concealment ^b	17.05 ± 6.63(6,30)	17.19 ± 6.61(6,30)	16.68 ± 6.15(6,30)	14.00 ± 7.07(6,29)	3.33	0.04

SD standard deviation
^aadjusted for age, monthly income and sexual orientation
^bcisgender VS gender non-confirming: mean difference = − 0.52 (95%CI = -2.71, 1.68), P = 0.64; cisgender VS transgender: mean difference = −3.19 (95%CI = -5.74, − 0.64), P = 0.01 and gender non-confirming VS transgender: mean difference = −2.68 (95%CI = -0.64, 5.99), P = 0.11
Bolded value indicated P < 0.05

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