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Table 2 Comparisons between DERS and DASS-21 clusters (n = 92)

From: Heterogeneity in gender dysphoria in a Brazilian sample awaiting gender-affirming surgery: a data-driven analysis

 

Cluster HCS (n = 51)

Cluster LCS (n = 41)

  

Measure

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

U

p-value

DERS scale

 Goals

16

14 - 19

10

7-12

356.5

0.000

 Nonacceptance

55

43.3 - 72.5

36.66

23.33 - 43.33

409

0.035

 Impulse

15

13 - 21

9

7 - 10.5

252.5

0.000

 Strategies

23

18.25 - 26.75

12

10 - 16

203.5

0.000

 Awareness

17.5

13 - 21

15

11.5 - 18

794

0.000

 Clarity

14.5

10.25 - 18.75

8

6 - 9.5

263.5

0.000

 Total

22.52

20.31 - 27.68

15.05

12.66 - 17.77

101.5

0.000

DASS – 21 scale

 Anxiety score

4

2 - 8

1

0 - 2.5

532.5

0.000

 Depression score

6

3-8.75

1

0 - 2

358

0.000

 Stress score

7.5

5.25 - 12

4

2 - 7

527

0.000

  1. IQR interquartile range, U Mann-Whitney test, p = < 0.05, HCS Cluster higher clinical severity, LCS Cluster less clinical severity, DERS Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, DASS-21 Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - Short Form