Table 5.
Shannon Diversity Index (SDI) as a Function of Race/Ethnicity.a
| Number of Participants | SDI Mean (SD) | Pairwise P Values | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity | African American | Hispanic | Other | Asian | Caucasian | ||
| African American | 8 | 2.05 (1.03) | X | .11 | .023 | .0045 | .0030 |
| Hispanic | 13 | 1.28 (0.92) | X | .31 | .028 | .0082 | |
| Other | 11 | 0.94 (0.70) | X | .18 | .055 | ||
| Asian | 16 | 0.58 (0.56) | X | .46 | |||
| Caucasian | 40 | 0.46 (0.57) | X | ||||
Abbreviation: Other, mixed ethnicity, Pacific Islander, native Hawaiian, Native American, and Alaska native.; SD, standard deviation; SDI, Shannon Diversity Index.
a Each participant’s SDI value was calculated by averaging the SDI values of all of the participant’s available swabs. Statistical comparison: P value from Welch t test.