TABLE 2.

Maximum likelihood estimates (± 95% CI) of admixture contributions (Wang, 2003) from each parental reference population to the Maldives, for mtDNA-, Y-chromosome, and combined mtDNA and Y haplogroup frequencies

	Reference population
	Westa	Centralb	Eastc
mtDNA	0.004 (0.076–<0.001)	0.992 (0.906–0.995)	0.003 (<0.001–0.006)
Y-Chromosome	0.253 (0.194–0.253)	0.746 (0.641–0.746)	<0.001 (0.063–<0.001)
Combined	0.286 (0.285–0.286)	0.713 (0.713–0.713)	<0.001 (0.002–<0.001)

^aSaudi Arabia, Qatar, Yemen (including Socotra), Oman, UAE and Somalia.

^bIndia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

^cCambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (West), Vietnam (South) and the Philippines.

For a full list of reference population data and literature references, see table S4 (mtDNA) and S5 (Y-chromosome).