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Table 1 The characteristics of included studies

From: Prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts in the transgender population of the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Country

Study design

Study population

Mean age

Sample size

Suicidal ideation

Suicide attempt

NOS score

Andreas K

2021

European countries

Cross-sectional

TS

30.7

5267

1827

1797

7

Yossi Levi-B

2022

Israel

Cross-sectional

TS

55

195

151

77

6

Shira M

2009

USA

Cross-sectional

FTM

47

153

NR

9

6

MTF

47

153

NR

12

Brandon D. L. M

2015

Argentina

Cross-sectional

FTM

30

482

NR

18

6

MTF

30

482

NR

141

Robin M. M

2002

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

36.88

73

27

17

7

Azar N

2021

Iran

Cross-sectional

MTF

27.6

127

91

64

7

Arianne R

2021

Brazil

Cross-sectional

MTF

30

763

191

238

7

Sari L. R

2014

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

37.3

31

18

9

7

Katharine A.R

2019

UK

Cross-sectional

FTM

19.7

210

108

46

7

MTF

20.2

105

58

24

Ankur S

2021

California

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

120

NR

17

6

VTS

NR

120

NR

51

Gareth J. T

2020

Australia

Cross-sectional

TS

26

392

157

66

6

VTS

26

392

367

209

Raymond P.T

2017

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

170

62

NR

6

NR

170

99

NR

41.14

36

14

NR

41.14

36

19

NR

Jack L. T

2020

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

23.4

3494

3129

1775

8

Sahika Y

2015

Turkey

Cross-sectional

MTF

NR

42

23

13

7

FTM

NR

99

55

29

Galit Z

2018

Sweden

Cross-sectional

MTF

NR

149

60

54

8

FTM

NR

187

75

79

TS

NR

796

283

251

Sav Z

2021

Australia

Cross-sectional

TS

28

928

NR

394

8

Ashley A

2020

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

372

320

208

7

Greta R. B

2015

Canada

Cross-sectional

TS

32.7

380

133

43

7

Runsen C

2019

China

Cross-sectional

MTF

23.3

687

413

141

7

FTM

23.3

622

319

68

Itala Raymundo C

2021

Brazil

Cross-sectional

TS

26.8

378

256

163

7

Ricardo de M. R. R

2021

Brazil

Cross-sectional

MTF

NR

345

163

64

6

Anthony F

2020

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

572

85

184

6

VTS

NR

572

40

184

Peter G

2012

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

37.1

290

NR

83

6

Arnold H. G

2016

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

18

129

52

29

6

Shelley H

2021

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

22.5

3471

977

179

6

Canada

Cross-sectional

TS

22.5

717

196

54

Adam G. H

2020

USA

Cross-sectional

MTF

NR

33

10

8

7

FTM

NR

98

45

30

Sanna S

2021

Nepal

Cross-sectional

MTF

NR

139

58

26

7

Yiu T. S

2017

Hong Kong

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

106

71

22

6

Seishi T

2011

Japan

Cross-sectional

MTF

32.2

188

141

NR

6

FTM

26.4

312

219

NR

Brian C. T

2019

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

1148

974

577

7

Galit Z

2018

Sweden

Cross-sectional

MTF

NR

149

60

54

7

FTM

NR

187

75

79

Sav Z

2021

Australia

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

928

NR

399

7

Rao A

2019

Pakistan

Cross-sectional

TS

39

156

67

NR

6

Itala R. C

2019

Brazil

Cross-sectional

TS

26.8

378

256

163

6

Collier M. C

1997

USA

Cross-sectional

MTF

32

318

38

NR

7

FTM

30

117

25

NR

Rachel L

2016

Lebanon

Cross-sectional

TS

27

54

NR

25

7

Aboussouan A

2019

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

49.01

154

NR

110

7

TS

49.01

159

NR

56

TS

31.11

2841

NR

1540

TS

31.11

1131

NR

226

TS

49.01

154

98

21

TS

49.01

159

43

6

TS

31.11

2841

1936

392

TS

31.11

1131

432

40

Yockey A

2020

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

790

272

287

7

Azeem R

2019

Pakistan

Cross-sectional

TS

39.26

156

67

NR

6

Bauer G

2015

Canada

Cross-sectional

TS

32.7

380

NR

43

7

Boyer L

2021

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

8112

NR

66

7

Chang R

2022

China

Cross-sectional

MTF

34

198

73

NR

7

Chen R

2019

China

Cross-sectional

MTF

22.89

687

413

141

7

FTM

23.78

622

319

68

TS

23.31

1309

732

209

Chen Y

2020

China

Cross-sectional

MTF

27.9

250

55

64

7

Chinazzo I

2021

Brazil

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

378

256

163

7

Clements-N. K

2006

USA

Cross-sectional

MTF

NR

392

NR

127

7

FTM

NR

123

NR

39

Drakeford L

2018

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

6450

NR

3394

8

Duffy M

2018

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

122

92

91

7

TS

NR

436

102

33

Green A

2021

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

19.95

1216

NR

173

7

TS

16.91

4537

NR

956

Grossman A

2007

USA

Cross-sectional

MTF

17.5

31

12

6

7

FTM

19.5

24

13

8

Jin H

2020

USA

Cross-sectional

MTF

23.2

297

56

NR

7

Kittiteerasack P

2020

Thailand

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

96

22

NR

8

TS

NR

96

39

12

Kota K

2020

USA

Cross-sectional

MTF

35

92

30

NR

7

Kuper L

2018

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

21.07

1896

1587

207

7

Lehavot K

2016

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

49.28

212

120

68

7

Maksut J

2020

USA

Cross-sectional

MTF

NR

381

226

50

8

Marshall B

2015

Argentina

Cross-sectional

TS

30

482

NR

159

7

Perez-Brumer A

2017

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

15.23

7653

2467

NR

7

Perez-Brumer A

2015

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

32.74

1229

NR

355

8

TS

32.74

1229

NR

51

Peterson C

2016

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

17.1

96

NR

27

6

Rabasco A

2020

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

26.44

133

NR

62

6

Rabasco A

2021

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

26.01

180

NR

75

6

Schweizer V

2020

USA

Cross-sectional

MTF

NR

229

131

NR

7

FTM

NR

121

94

NR

Seelman L

2016

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

31.02

2325

NR

1081

6

Mustanski B

2010

USA

Cross-sectional

TS

NR

20

2

2

6

  1. MTF: male to female; FTM: female to male; TS: transgender; VTS: veteran transgender