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Table 3 The pooled prevalence of suicide attempt in transgender population based on type of TS, and continents

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

Outcomes

Number of studies

Pooled prevalence %

95 CI

Heterogeneity assessment

Lower %

Upper %

I square %

Z

P value

Overall prevalence

82

26

22

31

95.51

18.01

 < 0.0001

Type of prevalence

       

 Point prevalence

2

16

13

19

88.10

17.18

 < 0.0001

 Period prevalence

10

11

5

19

99.26

5.66

 < 0.0001

 Life time prevalence

70

29

25

34

99.11

22.54

 < 0.0001

Type of TS

       

 Female to male

       

  Overall/life time prevalence

11

22

13

31

96.79

7.98

 < 0.0001

  Male to female

       

  Overall

17

25

21

30

91.14

18.83

 < 0.0001

  Period prevalence

1

13

10

17

–

13.54

 < 0.0001

  Life time prevalence

16

26

22

30

89.56

19.74

 < 0.0001

Both

       

 Overall

54

28

22

34

98.67

14.53

 < 0.0001

 Period prevalence

9

11

5

20

89.31

5.29

 < 0.0001

 Point prevalence

2

16

13

19

88.88

17.18

 < 0.0001

 Life time prevalence

43

33

27

38

89.38

18.81

 < 0.0001

Continents

       

 Europe

       

  Overall/life time prevalence

10

33

29

36

74.95

30.53

 < 0.0001

Asia

       

 Overall/life time prevalence

12

23

18

28

94.51

14.17

 < 0.0001

America

       

 Overall

56

25

19

32

99.64

13.24

 < 0.0001

 Point prevalence

1

14

8

22

87.33

7.56

< 0.0001

 Period prevalence

10

11

5

19

89.26

5.66

< 0.0001

 Life time prevalence

45

29

24

35

89.36

16.23

< 0.0001

Australia

       

 Overall

4

38

26

52

97.87

9.42

< 0.0001

 Point prevalence

1

17

13

21

–

15.80

< 0.0001

 Life time prevalence

3

46

40

52

88.79

24.57

< 0.0001

Continents

       

 Europe

       

  MTF

4

32

25

39

54.76

14.98

0.080

  FTM

4

34

23

45

88.87

10.00

 < 0.0001

  Both

2

34

33

35

88.00

94.50

 < 0.0001

Asia

       

 MTF

5

26

19

34

91.97

11.52

 < 0.0001

 FTM

2

11

9

13

88.79

22.44

 < 0.0001

 Both

5

26

15

38

94.41

6.94

 < 0.0001

America

       

 MTF

8

21

15

29

93.46

10.44

 < 0.0001

 FTM

5

18

6

35

96.30

3.88

 < 0.0001

 Both

43

27

20

35

98.72

11.84

 < 0.0001

Australia

       

 Both

4

38

26

52

97.87

9.42

 < 0.0001

  1. MTF: male to female; FTM: female to male; TS: transgender; CI: confidence interval
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Annals of General Psychiatry

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