Transgender and other gender diverse adolescents with eating disorders requiring medical stabilization

Table 2 Percentage of adolescents and young adults with laboratory abnormalities during entirety of hospitalization for an eating disorder by gender identity

	Gender diverse^a (n = 10)	Cisgender (n = 453)	P-value^b
Hypokalemia (< 3.5 mmol/L)^c	20.0 (2)	14.8 (67)	0.649
Hypomagnesemia (< 1.7 mg/dL)^c	0.0 (0)	1.6 (7)	1.000
Hypophosphatemia (< 2.9 mg/dL)^c	10.0 (1)	4.4 (20)	0.374
Leukopenia (< 4.5 × 10⁹/L)^c	10.0 (1)	15.7 (71)	1.000
Anemia (< 11.8 g/dL)^c	20.0 (2)	13.9 (63)	0.638
Elevated aspartate transaminase (> 35 U/L)^d	20.0 (2)	15.5 (70)	0.659
Elevated alanine transaminase (> 24 U/L)^d	50.0 (5)	26.3 (119)	0.141
Hypertriglyceridemia (> 129 mg/dL)^d	40.0 (4)	10.6 (48)	0.018
Hypercholesterolemia (> 199 mg/dL)^d	30.0 (3)	21.9 (99)	0.465

Table values are column percentage (n), percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding
^aGender diverse refers to transgender, non-binary, gender fluid, and other
^bFisher’s exact test was used for categorical variables where n < 5
^cLower limit of normal values based on University of California San Francisco laboratory reference range
^dUpper limit of normal values based on University of California San Francisco laboratory reference range
Bold indicates P < 0.05

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