Table 3 Definitions of race/ethnicity categorization shown hierarchically in descending order

From: Race and ethnicity matter! Moving Parkinson’s risk research towards diversity and inclusiveness

Category

Race/ethnicity is an integral part of analysis (subgroups/effect modification/interaction)

Race/ethnicity/ancestry is a covariate (ie. adjusted for)

Race/ethnicity/ancestry is a descriptive in the Methods or Results

Race/ethnicity/ancestry is a descriptive in the Introduction/discussion

The target population of study is an ethno-racial group/ancestry

*Classified as such when the abstract/title and objectives specified that the specific population was of interest

Race/ethnicity/ancestry is not considered in the study

Other categorization