Reporting of ethnicity in research on chronic disease: update.

Full Abstract

This paper examines the inclusion of ethnicity and race as variables in current, leading edge research on chronic disease and its risk factors. Of 100 randomly selected original research articles published in high-impact journals in 2005, 85% did not report either a definition of ethnicity or its conceptualisation in terms of theoretical reasoning, and 98% did not report an actual measurement item. Ethnicity and race remain non-standardised and largely underdescribed variables in research on chronic disease. This represents an important loss of opportunity to articulate and test hypotheses about the mechanisms underlying ethnic group differences in chronic disease.

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Author information

Author/s: O'Loughlin, J (J); Dugas, E (E); Maximova, K (K); Kishchuk, N (N);

Affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, 1020 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A2. Jennifer.oloughlin(-atsign-)mcgill.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Postgraduate medical journal (Postgrad Med J), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Nov; vol 82 (issue 973) : pp 737-42

Dates: Created 2006/11/13; Completed 2006/12/21;

PMID: 17099093, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Chronic Disease - ethnology
Ethnic Groups
Humans

Humans
Research - methods
Research Design

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