Table 4 Factors associated with self-reported disability (n = 667)
From: Health, disability and quality of life among trans people in Sweden–a web-based survey
Variable | No disability | Disability | Crude odds ratios | Adjusted odds ratios |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | |
Trans experience | ||||
Trans feminine | 74 (50) | 75 (50) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
Trans masculine | 93 (50) | 93 (50) | 0.98 (0.64–1.51) | 0.97 (0.57–1.65) |
Gender nonbinary | 124 (36) | 221 (64) | 1.75 (1.19–2.59) | 2.18*** (1.35–3.54) |
Transvestite | 79 (71) | 33 (29) | 0.41 (0.24–0.69) | 0.85 (0.40–1.81) |
Age categories | ||||
15–19 | 33 (40) | 49 (60) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
20–29 | 135 (40) | 205 (60) | 1.02 (0.62–1.67) | |
30–44 | 103 (51) | 99 (49) | 0.64 (0.38–1.08) | |
45–64 | 79 (61) | 51 (39) | 0.43 (0.24–0.76) | |
65–94 | 19 (49) | 20 (51) | 0.70 (0.32–1.52) | |
Country of birth | ||||
Sweden | 338 (47) | 389 (53) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Other than Sweden | 32 (48) | 35 (52) | 0.95 (0.57–1.56) | |
County | ||||
Large county | 234 (47) | 268 (53) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Small county | 124 (46) | 145 (54) | 1.02 (0.75–1.37) | |
Employment status | ||||
Working/studying | 304 (54) | 255 (46) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
Unemployed/long-term sick leave | 29 (19) | 126 (81) | 5.17 (3.34–8.01) | 3.51*** (2.05–6.00) |
Retired | 16 (47) | 18 (53) | 1.34 (0.67–2.68) | 3.31** (1.33–8.24) |
Other | 16 (48) | 17 (52) | 1.26 (0.62–2.55) | 0.73 (0.31–1.69) |
Education | ||||
No high school education | 61 (41) | 88 (59) | 1.20 (0.82–1.77) | – |
Upper-secondary education, or some university | 182 (46) | 217 (54) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
University education ≥ 3 years | 122 (53) | 108 (47) | 0.74 (0.53–1.02) | |
Other | 5 (31) | 11 (69) | 1.84 (0.62–5. 40) | |
Monthly net income (€) | ||||
0–1416 | 136 (32) | 288 (68) | 2.11 (1.35–3.30) | 1.55 (0.93–2.59) |
1417–2125 | 49 (50) | 49 (50) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
2126–3238 | 100 (69) | 45 (31) | 0.45 (0.26–0.76) | 0.51* (0.28–0.94) |
>3239 | 63 (79) | 17 (21) | 0.26 (0.13–0.52) | 0.43* (0.19 –0.94) |
Do not want to answer | 21 (49) | 22 (51) | 1.04 (0.51–2.14) | 1.15 (0.45–2.89) |
History of negative health care experiences | ||||
No | 148 (64) | 83 (36) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
Yes | 190 (37) | 319 (63) | 2.99 (2.16–4.13) | 2.33*** (1.54–3.52) |
Tobacco use ever | ||||
No | 188 (52) | 175 (48) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Yes | 176 (42) | 241 (58) | 1.47 (1.10–1.95) | |
Alcohol risk consumption | ||||
No | 294 (47) | 335 (53) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Yes | 71 (47) | 81 (53) | 1.00 (0.70–1.42) | |
Illicit drug use past six months | ||||
No | 339 (49) | 355 (51) | 1.00 (Reference) | |
Yes | 14 (22) | 51 (78) | 3.47 (1.89–6.40) | 3.29*** (1.61–6.72) |
Do not want to answer | 5 (42) | 7 (58) | 1.33 (0.42–4.25) | 1.03 (0.24–4.29) |
Religiosity | ||||
No | 34 (44) | 43 (56) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Yes | 336 (47) | 380 (53) | 1.21 (0.57–2.56) | |
Change of legal gender | ||||
No, and do not need to | 99 (63) | 58 (37) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Yes | 55 (48) | 59 (529 | 1.83 (1.12–2.98) | |
No, but would like to | 144 (49) | 152 (51) | 1.80 (1.21–2.67) | |
No, and cannot change legal gender because the desired gender is not available in Sweden today | 61 (29) | 146 (71) | 4.08 (2.62–6.34) | |
Do not want to answer | 8 (53) | 7 (47) | 1.49 (0.51–4.33) | |
Openness with trans identity | ||||
Always open | 58 (42) | 81 (58) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Sometimes open | 182 (45) | 224 (55) | 0.88 (0.59–1.30) | |
Rarely open | 70 (51) | 66 (49) | 0.67 (0.41–1.08) | |
Never open | 32 (63) | 19 (37) | 0.42 (0.21–0.82) | |
Trans identity shows | 14 (38) | 23 (62) | 1.17 (0.55–2.47) | |
Practical support | ||||
Always | 171 (53) | 149 (47) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
Most of the time | 144 (42) | 195 (58) | 1.55 (1.14–2.11) | |
Almost never | 30 (34) | 57 (66) | 2.18 (1.33–3.57) | |
Never | 16 (57) | 12 (43) | 0.86 (0.39–1.87) | |
Social support | ||||
Yes | 265 (46) | 306 (54) | 1.00 (Reference) | – |
No | 97 (48) | 107 (52) | 0.95 (0.69–1.31) | |