Table 4

Median domain and overall sum scores of the SSS-DSD:

(A) Parent report across sex of rearing, treatment status, gender change history and visibility of DSD
SSS-DSD
Parent report
Sex of rearingTreatment statusGender change historyVisibility of DSD
Boys*Girlsp†TreatedUntreatedpYes‡NopVisibleConcealable§ p
(n=57)(n=24)(n=54)(n=27)(n=6)(n=75)(n=12)(n=69)
median (range)median (range)median (range)median (range)median (range)median (range)median (range)median (range)
Atypical genitalia12¶ (10-50)10 (10–27)0.4811 (10–50)15 (10–37)0.2016 (10–23)12 (10–50)0.2618 (10–32)11 (10–50) 0.006
Score range: 10–50
Atypical appearance/behaviour10 (10–14)10 (10–30) <0.001 10 (10–23)10 (10–30)0.4211 (10–30)10 (10–23) 0.01 14 (10–30)10 (10–21) <0.001
Score range: 7–35
Social exclusion10 (10–37)10 (10–23)0.2610 (10–37)10 (10)0.1410 (10)10 (10–37)0.9910 (10–37)10 (10–22) 0.01
Score range: 6–30
Emotional problems10 (10–28)10 (10–32) 0.002 10 (10–32)10 (10–22)0.4414 (10–22)10 (10–32) 0.02 10 (10–32)10 (10–32)0.11
Score range 10–50
Total score**43 (40–103)49 (40–98)0.2343 (40–103)45 (40–74)0.4754 (45–74)42 (40–103) 0.02 61 (40–98)42 (40–103) 0.002
Score range 33–165