Table 3. The most frequently mentioned diseases in the dataset and their associated references to specific racial and ethnic groupsa.
| Disease focus | Total posts, n | “Black, African or African American,” n (%) | “Hispanic, Spanish, or Latino,” n (%) | “Asian,” n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 | 129 | 37 (29) | 16 (12) | 3 (2) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 8 | 4 (50) | 2 (25) | —b |
| Diabetes | 8 | 3 (38) | 6 (75) | — |
| Sickle cell disease | 3 | 2 (67) | — | — |
a
For each disease, the total number of posts (n) is depicted, alongside the number of posts with textual or visual references to each “Race and Ethnicity” subcategory. Proportions (%) are relative to the total number of posts per disease.
b
Absence of posts.