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. 2015 Aug 19;10(8):e0135960. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135960

Table 3. Correlation between self-identification measures and HLA origins and genetic ancestry.

Self-identification measure HLA origins Genetic ancestry (AIMs)
African European Asian Amerindian African European Asian Amerindian
Race/ethnicity
Black or African American 0.71 (0.68–0.74) 0.90 (0.89–0.91)
White 0.74 (0.72–0.77) 0.77 (0.74–0.79)
Asian 0.84 (0.82–0.85) 0.84 (0.82–0.86)
Hispanic or Latino 0.58 (0.54–0.62) 0.66 (0.63–0.69)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.14 (0.09–0.19) 0.15 (0.10–0.21)
Geographic ancestry
African or African American 0.69 (0.66–0.72) 0.82 (0.80–0.83)
European 0.72 (0.69–0.75) 0.75 (0.73–0.77)
Asian 0.83 (0.81–0.85) 0.83 (0.81–0.85)
Latin American 0.54 (0.50–0.58) 0.69 (0.66–0.72)
Caribbean 0.13 (0.07–0.18) 0.20 (0.14–0.25)
Grandparents ancestry
African or African American 0.72 (0.69–0.74) 0.86 (0.85–0.88)
European 0.77 (0.75–0.79) 0.81 (0.79–0.83)
Asian 0.88 (0.87–0.89) 0.89 (0.88–0.90)
Latin American 0.62 (0.59–0.66) 0.80 (0.78–0.82)
Caribbean 0.10 (0.05–0.16) 0.17 (0.120.23) 0.18 (0.12–0.23)

The correlation coefficient (r) is given with 95% confidence intervals (parentheses). Only statistically significant (p<0.05 after correction) values are shown.