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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and groups differences

From: Sex and gender correlates of sexually polymorphic cognition

Characteristics

Sample

Cismen

Ciswomen

Gender diverse

p

N

222

82

74

66

–

Demographic

     

Age, M (SE)a

27.92 (8.98)

29.88 (10.88)c

26.49 (8.49)b

27.11 (6.13)

0.041

Race/ethnicity

    

0.053

 White, n (%)

175 (78.8)

56 (68.3)e

66 (89.2)f

53 (80.3)e,f

–

 Black, n (%)

8 (3.6)

6 (7.3)e

2 (2.7)e

0 (0)e

–

 Asian, n (%)

6 (2.7)

2 (2.4)e

1 (1.4)e

3 (4.5)e

-

 Mixed, n (%)

15 (6.8)

9 (11.0)e

3 (4.1)e

3 (4.5)e

–

 Maghrebian, n (%)

12 (5.4)

7 (8.5)e

2 (2.7)e

3 (4.5)e

–

 Hispanic, n (%)

5 (2.3)

2 (2.4)e

0 (0)e

3 (4.5)e

–

Indigenous, n (%)

1 (0.5)

0 (0)e

0 (0)e

1 (1.5)e

–

Mother tongue

    

0.022

 French, n (%)

169 (76.1)

66 (80.5)e,f

61 (82.4)f

42 (63.6)e

–

 English, n (%)

22 (9.9)

5 (6.1)e

3 (4.1)e

14 (21.2)f

–

 Bilingual, including French, n (%)

10 (4.5)

3 (3.7)e

3 (4.1)e

4 (6.1)e

–

 Others, n (%)

21 (9.5)

8 (9.8)e

7 (9.5)e

6 (9.1)e

–

Occupational status

    

0.034

 Workers, n (%)

106 (47.7)

45 (54.9)e

34 (45.9)e

27 (40.9)e

–

 Students, n (%)

92 (41.4)

28 (34.1)e

37 (50.0)e

27 (40.9)e

–

 Neither workers nor students, n (%)

24 (10.8)

9 (11.0)e,f

3 (4.1)f

12 (18.2)e

–

 Working hours/week, M (SE) (only for workers)

30.57 (15.55)

30.98 (16.39)

31.79 (16.49)

28.33 (13.01)

0.674

 Studying hours/week, M (SE) (only for students)

24.38 (13.66)

21.75 (14.73)

24.14 (13.47)

27.44 (12.64)

0.303

 Ratio of men/women at work/school

1.24 (1.52)

1.64 (1.70)c

0.93 (1.00)b

1.12 (1.69)

0.013

 Gender diversity at work/school, % (SE)

7.43 (7.83)

5.66 (6.96)d

6.81 (7.21)d

10.34 (8.79)c,d

0.001

Socioeconomics

     

 Education, years in school, M (SE)

16.44 (2.71)

16.61 (3.00)

15.89 (2.40)

16.83 (2.59)

0.092

Civil status

    

0.293

 Single, n (%)

117 (52.7)

35 (42.7)e

44 (59.5)e

38 (57.6)e

–

 In a relationship, n (%)

82 (36.9)

37 (45.1)e

26 (35.1)e

19 (28.8)e

–

 Married, n (%)

11 (5.0)

5 (6.1)e

2 (2.7)e

4 (6.1)e

–

 Divorced, n (%)

10 (4.5)

5 (6.1)e

2 (2.7)e

3 (4.5)e

–

 Missing, n (%)

2 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (3.0)

–

 Relationship preference

    

< 0.001

 Monoamorous, n (%)

133 (59.9)

60 (73.2)e

50 (67.6)e

23 (34.8)f

–

 Polyamorous, n (%)

48 (21.6)

16 (19.5)e

5 (6.8)e

27 (40.9)f

–

 Missing, n (%)

41 (18.5)

6 (7.3)

19 (25.7)

16 (24.2)

–

Sex and gender

     

 Birth-assigned Sex

    

< 0.001

  Male, n (%)

99 (44.6)

82 (100.0)e

0 (0.0)f

17 (25.8)g

–

  Female, n (%)

123 (55.4)

0 (0.0)e

74 (100.0)f

49 (74.2)g

–

 Sexual orientationh

    

< 0.001

  Heterosexual, n (%)

85 (38.3)

46 (56.1)e

36 (48.6)e

3 (4,5)f

–

  Non-heterosexual, n (%)

137 (61.7)

36 (43,9)e

38 (51.4)e

63 (95,5)f

–

 Gender roles

     

  Bem masculine gender roles, M (SE)i

4.36 (0.78)

4.45 (0.79)

4.38 (0.73)

4.23 (0.83)

0.228

  Bem feminine gender roles, M (SE)

5.37 (0.70)

5.22 (0.74)c

5.51 (0.67)b

5.38 (0.65)

0.033

  Bem neutral gender roles, M (SE)

4.25 (0,51)

4.37 (0.51)d

4.24 (0.51)

4.10 (0.47)b

0.005

  Storms’ masculinity score, M (SE)j

2.89 (0.89)

3.60 (0.66)c,d

2.15 (0.70)b,d

2.85 (0.58)b,c

< 0.001

  Storms’ femininity score, M (SE)

2.82 (0.92)

2.07 (0.63)c,d

3.63 (0.64)b,d

2.83 (0.66)b,c

< 0.001

 Gender-affirming and hormonal therapy

    

< 0.001

  Neither, n (%)

194 (87.4)

79 (96.3)e

71 (95.9)e

44 (66.7)f

–

  Hormonal Therapy (HT), n (%)

20 (9.0)

3 (3.7)e

3 (4.1)e

14 (21.2)f

–

  Gender-affirming surgery and HT, n (%)

8 (3.6)

0 (0.0)e

0 (0.0)e

8 (12.1)f

–

Behavioral

     

Tobacco smoking

    

0.699

 Smokers, n (%)

15 (6.8)

8 (9.8)e

4 (5.4)e

3 (4.5)e

–

 Social smokers, n (%)

44 (19.8)

16 (19.5)e

16 (21.6)e

12 (18.2)e

–

 Non-smokers, n (%)

163 (73.4)

58 (70.7)e

54 (73.0)e

51 (77.3)e

–

Alcohol consumption, weekly

    

0.01

 0, n (%)

60 (27.0)

20 (24.4)e,f

14 (18.9)f

26 (39.4)e

–

 1–6, n (%)

129 (58.1)

44 (53.7)e

49 (66.2)e

36 (54.5)e

–

 7 or more, n (%)

33 (14.9)

18 (22.0)e

11 (14.9)e,f

4 (6.1)f

–

Cannabis consumption

     

 None, n (%)

134 (60.4)

45 (54.9)e

56 (75.7)f

33 (50.0)e

0.004

 Occasionally (monthly or annually), n (%)

38 (17.1)

18 (22.0)e

10 (13.5)e

10 (15.2)e

–

 Regularly (daily or weekly), n (%)

50 (22.5)

19 (23.2)e,f

8 (10.8)f

23 (34.8)e

–

Illicit drug consumption

    

0.001

 None, n (%)

187 (84.2)

59 (72.0)e

71 (95.9)f

57 (86.4)e,f

–

 Occasionally (monthly or annually), n (%)

29 (13.1)

18 (22.0)e

3 (4.1)f

8 (12.1)e,f

–

 Regularly (daily or weekly), n (%)

6 (2.7)

5 (6.1)e

0 (0.0)e

1 (1.5)e

–

Contraception and menstruation

     

Postmenopausal, n (%)

7 (3.2)

0 (0.0)e

2 (2.7)e,f

5 (7.6)f

0.031

Contraceptive use

    

< 0.001

 None, n (%)

180 (81.1)

82 (100.0)e

45 (60.8)f

53 (80.3)g

–

 Contraceptive pill, n (%)

27 (12.2)

0 (0.0)e

20 (27.0)f

7 (10.6)g

–

 Hormonal IUD, n (%)

7 (3.2)

0 (0.0)e

3 (4.1)e

4 (6.1)e

–

 Copper IUD, n (%)

2 (0.9)

0 (0.0)e

2 (2.7)e

0 (0.0)e

–

 Other hormonal contraceptives, n (%)

6 (2.7)

0 (0.0)e

4 (5.4)e

2 (3.0)e

–

General health

     

Medication use, n (%)

87 (39.2)

23 (28.0)e

23 (31.1)e

41 (62.1)f

0.124

Neurological condition, n (%)

13 (5.9)

4 (4.9)e

2 (2.7)e

7 (10.6)e

0.107

Cardiovascular condition, n (%)

13 (5.9)

2 (2.4)e

4 (5.4)e

7 (10.6)e

0.034

General condition, n (%)

61 (27.5)

19 (23.2)e

16 (21.6)e

26 (39.4)e

< 0.001

Psychiatric history

    

< 0.001

 None, n (%)

64 (28.8)

33 (40.2)e

25 (33.8)e

6 (9.1)f

–

 Past or present history, n (%)

32 (14.4)

11 (13.4)e

9 (12.2)e

12 (18.2)e

–

 Family history, n (%)

46 (20.7)

20 (24.4)e

19 (25.7)e

7 (10.6)e

–

 Both past/present and family history, n (%)

79 (35.6)

18 (22.0)e

21 (28.4)e

40 (60.6)f

–

 Missing, n (%)

1 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.5)

–

  1. aM = mean; SE = standard error
  2. bSignificantly different from cisgender men after post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test
  3. cSignificantly different from cisgender women after post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test
  4. dSignificantly different from gender-diverse people after post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test
  5. e,f,gHomogeneous subsets after Chi-squared tests and comparison of column’s proportion; using Bonferroni’s correction
  6. hSexual orientation was assessed using the Kinsey Scale, including 1 (exclusively heterosexual), 2 (predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual), 3 (predominantly heterosexual, more than incidentally homosexual), 4 (bisexual or pansexual), 5 (predominantly homosexual, more than only incidentally heterosexual), 6 (predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual), 7 (exclusively homosexual) and 8 (asexual spectrum). If participant identified as 1 or 2, they were classified as heterosexual. If participant identified as 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, they were classified as non-heterosexual