Table 1 Self-reported race and ethnicity data of participants who signed a consent form in two prior clinical trials versus a current clinical trial in women with anorexia nervosa and low bone mineral density
From: Recruitment strategies to increase racial and ethnic diversity in anorexia nervosa clinical research
Past clinical trials (n = 188) | Current clinical trial (n = 38) | |
|---|---|---|
Race | ||
American Indian or Alaska Native, (%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 |
Asian, n (%) | 7 (3.7%) | 7 (18.4%) |
Black or African American, n (%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 |
Multiracial, n (%) | 0 | 2 (5.3%) |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, n (%) | 0 | 0 |
Other, n (%) | 2 (1.1%) | 2 (5.3%) |
White, n (%) | 169 (89.9%) | 27 (71.1%) |
Declined, n (%) | 0 | 0 |
Unknown, n (%) | 8 (4.3%) | 0 |
Ethnicity | ||
Hispanic or Latino, n (%) | 5 (2.7%) | 6 (15.8%) |
Non-Hispanic or non-Latino, n (%) | 165 (87.8%) | 32 (84.2%) |
Other, n (%) | 0 | 0 |
Declined, n (%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 |
Unknown, n (%) | 17 (9.0%) | 0 |