This finding has now been replicated in an independent, Caucasian cohort [Polanczyk et al., 2009], supporting the trans-ethnic relevance of the investigated interaction.
This study was part of a larger research project designed to improve the cultural relevance of family-based childhood obesity treatment for ethnic minority groups [ 23].
Strikingly, the choice of study subject has little relevance for ethnic minority students.
In an instant, my ethnic background had little relevance in the American racial discourse.
The different prevalence of Mendelian diseases reflects variability in allele frequencies for specific genes and haplotypes, and the relevance of ethnic background in the susceptibility to disease is recognized for several disorders [6], including cystic fibrosis [7] [9], sickle cell anemia [10] [14], and deafness [15], among many others.
Furthermore, there may be ethnic disparities in the relevance of MetS on stroke multiplicity [ 10] and the definition of MetS itself may affect the results [ 14, 35].
The ethnic minority of primary relevance in Newcastle upon Tyne are from the Indian subcontinent (4% in 1991), therefore the potential for confounding by ethnicity is likely to be small.
6. Relevance is relevant.
It assumes that migrants hold strong ethnic identities, and emphasizes the relevance of this identity for their political behavior (e.g. Barreto, 2007).
Ethnic variability and the clinical relevance are still under investigation.
An issue of relevance is the ethnic distribution of the population we studied.
