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ReviewJournal of clinical and translational science2024

Race, ethnicity, and considerations for data collection and analysis in research studies.

Sima Sharghi, Shokoufeh Khalatbari, Amy Laird, Jodi Lapidus, Felicity T Enders, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Amanda L Tapia, Jody D Ciolino

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Review in Journal of clinical and translational science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Interplay between Genetic Ancestry, Self-reported Race and Ethnicity, and Clinical Factors in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A REDIAL Consortium Report.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026
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  10. Multimorbidity in dementia: Current perspectives and future challenges.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sima SharghiDepartment of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1080-0103
Shokoufeh KhalatbariThe Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6674-0763
Amy LairdOregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7592-9901
Jodi LapidusOregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2068-0619
Felicity T EndersDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3261-5400
Jareen Meinzen-DerrDepartment of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7765-6006
Amanda L TapiaDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7348-7372
Jody D CiolinoDepartment of Preventive Medicine - Biostatistics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9060-5657

Funding

LCenter for Clinical and Translational Science and TrainingUL1TR001425 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI MEINZEN-DERR, JAREEN, STRAWN, JEFFREY ROBERT · 2015 to 2024
$37.5M
Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences InstituteUM1TR004402 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Sharon M Moe, Sarah Elizabeth Wiehe · 2023 to 2026
$21.6M
TRAINING IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES BIOSTATISTICST32ES007271 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Sally W Thurston · 1992 to 2026
$3.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001425NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004402NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007271
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research studies involving human subjects require collection of and reporting on demographic data related to race and ethnicity. However, existing practices lack standardized guidelines, leading to misrepresentation and biased inferences and conclusions for underrepresented populations in research studies. For instance, sometimes there is a misconception that self-reported racial or ethnic identity may be treated as a biological variable with underlying genetic implications, overlooking its role as a social construct reflecting lived experiences of specific populations. In this manuscript, we use the We All Count data equity framework, which organizes data projects across seven stages: Funding, Motivation, Project Design, Data Collection, Analysis, Reporting, and Communication. Focusing on data collection and analysis, we use examples - both real and hypothetical - to review common practice and provide critiques and alternative recommendations. Through these examples and recommendations, we hope to provide the reader with some ideas and a starting point as they consider embedding a lens of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusivity from research conception to dissemination of findings.

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analysisdata collectionethnicitygeneralizabilityRace

Identifiers

PMID39655031
PMCPMC11626588

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