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Transgender persons were included on the first date of receipt of a transgender identity contact code. Controls included 10 age-matched cisgender men (n\u2009=\u20095) and women (n\u2009=\u20095) for each transgender person. Statistical analyses were conducted from September to December 2024.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n \n The main outcomes were\n International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision<\/jats:italic>\n diagnosis codes and medicine use in a 5-year period up to the first date of transgender contact code for most commonly occurring mental and physical illnesses. The main outcomes were determined after data collection.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The cohort included 3812 transgender persons (1993 transmasculine persons [52.3%] with a median age of 19 years [IQR, 15-24 years] and 1819 transfeminine persons [47.7%] with a median age of 23 years [IQR, 19-33 years]) and 38\u202f120 cisgender controls. The odds for a mental health diagnosis was up to 12 times higher among transgender persons compared with cisgender controls. Among transmasculine and transfeminine persons, neurotic, stress-related disorders (transmasculine: adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 4.70 [95% CI, 4.02-5.50]; transfeminine: AOR, 5.27 [95% CI, 4.28-6.49]); developmental disorders, including autism (transmasculine: AOR, 11.67 [95% CI, 8.85-15.39]; transfeminine: AOR, 9.39 [95% CI, 7.05-12.50]); mood (affective) disorders (transmasculine: AOR, 5.41 [95% CI, 4.32-6.77]; transfeminine: AOR, 5.61 [95% CI, 4.16-7.57]); and behavioral disorders (transmasculine: AOR, 4.50 [95% CI, 3.61-5.62]; transfeminine: AOR, 4.15 [95% CI, 3.19-5.39]) were the most frequent mental health diagnoses compared with cisgender controls of the opposite sex at birth. Transmasculine persons had higher odds for somatic diagnosis codes of diabetes (AOR, 2.00 [95% CI, 1.12-3.56]), asthma (including chronic obstructive lung disease; AOR, 1.40 [95% CI, 1.06-1.85]), injury and poisoning (AOR, 1.28 [95% CI, 1.15-1.41]), and pain (AOR, 1.29 [95% CI, 1.12-1.49]) compared with control cisgender women. Among transfeminine persons, somatic diagnosis codes of infection (AOR, 1.68 [95% CI, 1.33-2.13]), anemia (AOR, 3.08 [95% CI, 1.36-6.97]), diabetes (AOR, 1.95 [95% CI, 1.25-3.05]), sleep apnea (AOR, 3.41 [95% CI, 1.84-6.31]), and pain (AOR, 1.31 [95% CI, 1.08-1.58]) were more frequent compared with control cisgender men. Transgender persons had higher use of psychopharmacologic medicine, antacids, and laxatives compared with cisgender controls (transmasculine persons vs control cisgender women, antipsychotics: AOR, 6.20 [95% CI, 5.07-7.59]; hypnotics-sedatives: AOR, 4.45 [95% CI, 3.78-5.23]; antacids: AOR, 1.25 [95% CI, 1.07-1.45]; and laxatives: AOR, 1.53 [95% CI, 1.17-1.99]; transfeminine persons vs control cisgender men, antipsychotics: AOR, 4.74 [95% CI, 3.92-5.74]; hypnotics-sedatives: AOR, 3.01 [95% CI, 2.53-3.57]; and antacids: AOR, 1.32 [95% CI, 1.12-1.56]). Mental health diagnoses and use of psychopharmacologic drugs were coexisting with somatic diagnoses and use of drugs for somatic diseases.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n This cohort study of Danish transgender persons and cisgender controls found significantly higher risks for mental and somatic health diagnoses among transgender persons. 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