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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of “brain types” in the current sample and in Wakabayashi et al. [31]

From: Autistic traits, systemising, empathising, and theory of mind in transgender and non-binary adults

 

Extreme Type E

Type E

Type B

Type S

Extreme Type S

Transgender men

6.9% (n = 5)

11.1% (n = 8)

43.1% (n = 31)

16.7% (n = 12)

22.2% (n = 16)

Non-binary AFAB

3.1% (n = 3)

7.2% (n = 7)

49.5% (n = 48)

16.5% (n = 16)

23.7% (n = 23)

Control females [31]

15.4% (n = 160)

25.9% (n = 269)

46.6% (n = 484)

8.5% (n = 88)

3.6% (n = 37)

Transgender women

4.5% (n = 4)

16.9% (n = 15)

41.6% (n = 37)

21.3% (n = 19)

15.7% (n = 14)

Non-binary AMAB

2.1% (n = 1)

10.6% (n = 5)

59.6% (n = 28)

17.0% (n = 8)

10.6% (n = 5)

Control males [31]

1.4% (n = 10)

5.8% (n = 42)

45.9% (n = 332)

24.1% (n = 174)

22.8% (n = 165)

  1. Extreme Type E = Much stronger empathising relative to systemising; Type E = Stronger empathising relative to systemising; Type B = Balanced; similar levels of systemising and empathising; Type S = Stronger systemising relative to empathising; Extreme Type S = Much stronger systemising relative to empathising