Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study sample.
Genotype | “Low” MAOA | “High” MAOA | |
---|---|---|---|
|
Count |
n = 16 |
n = 18 |
|
Age |
29 ± 7.5 |
30.9 ± 7.5 |
Ethnicity | Caucasians |
3 |
8 |
African-Americans |
9 |
7 |
|
Hispanics |
2 |
2 |
|
Asian |
1 |
0 |
|
more-than-one race | 1 | 1 |
The differences in the MAOA allele frequencies between the ethnic groups are not significant: χ2 = 3.85, df = 4, p = 0.43. Population-specific genotype frequencies are close to previously reported.