Seattle Children's Hospital & Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Pediatrics. 2024 Jun 1;153(6). doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-065197.
OBJECTIVES: To identify and examine demographic variation in estimates of gender-diverse youth (GDY) populations from the PEDSnet learning health system network and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). METHODS: The PEDSnet sample included 14- to 17-years-old patients who had ≥2 encounters at a member institution before March 2022, with at least 1 encounter in the previous 18 months. The YRBS sample included pooled data from 14- to 17-year-old in-school youth from the 2017, 2019, and 2021 survey years. Adjusted logistic regression models tested for associations between demographic characteristics and gender dysphoria (GD) diagnosis (PEDSnet) or self-reported transgender identity (YRBS). RESULTS: The PEDSnet sample included 392 348 patients and the YRBS sample included 270 177 youth. A total of 3453 (0.9%) patients in PEDSnet had a GD diagnosis and 5262 (1.9%) youth in YRBS self-identified as transgender. In PEDSnet, adjusted logistic regression indicated significantly lower likelihood of GD diagnosis among patients whose electronic medical record-reported sex was male and among patients who identified as Asian, Black/African American, and Hispanic/Latino/a/x/e. In contrast, in the YRBS sample, only youth whose sex was male had a lower likelihood of transgender identity. CONCLUSIONS: GDY are underrepresented in health system data, particularly those whose electronic medical record-reported sex is male, and Asian, Black/African American, and Hispanic/Latino/a/x/e youth. Collecting more accurate gender identity information in health systems and surveys may help better understand the health-related needs and experiences of GDY and support the development of targeted interventions to promote more equitable care provision.
目的:从 PEDSnet 学习健康系统网络和青少年风险行为调查(YRBS)中确定和检查性别多样化青年(GDY)人群的人口统计学差异,并对其进行研究。
方法:PEDSnet 样本包括在 2022 年 3 月之前至少在成员机构就诊 2 次且至少在过去 18 个月内就诊 1 次的 14 至 17 岁患者。YRBS 样本包括 2017 年、2019 年和 2021 年调查年度在校 14 至 17 岁青少年的汇总数据。调整后的逻辑回归模型测试了人口统计学特征与性别焦虑症(GD)诊断(PEDSnet)或自我报告的跨性别认同(YRBS)之间的关联。
结果:PEDSnet 样本包括 392348 名患者,YRBS 样本包括 270177 名青少年。PEDSnet 中有 3453 名(0.9%)患者被诊断为 GD,YRBS 中有 5262 名(1.9%)青少年自我认同为跨性别者。在 PEDSnet 中,调整后的逻辑回归表明,电子病历报告的性别为男性的患者和报告为亚裔、非裔美国人和西班牙裔/拉丁裔/美洲原住民/其他的患者被诊断为 GD 的可能性显著降低。相比之下,在 YRBS 样本中,只有报告为男性的青少年更有可能认同跨性别身份。
结论:GDY 在健康系统数据中代表性不足,尤其是那些电子病历报告的性别为男性以及亚裔、非裔美国人和西班牙裔/拉丁裔/美洲原住民/其他的青少年。在健康系统和调查中收集更准确的性别认同信息可能有助于更好地了解 GDY 的健康相关需求和体验,并支持制定有针对性的干预措施,以促进更公平的护理提供。
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