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. 2015 Mar-Apr;41(2):360–366. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2015.02.25

Table 1. Demographics.

Racial Classification System Black1 versus White2 Black versus non-black3 Non-white4 versus white African descendant5 versus non-African descendant6 African descendant or black versus non-African descendant and non-black
Black group – No. (%) 176 (18.1) 176 (11.4) 750 (48.6) 83 (5.4) 218 (14.1)
White group – No. (%) 794 (81.9) 1368 (88.6) 794 (51.4) 1443 (94.6) 1326 (85.9)

1 Participants with typical physical features of the black race, including dark skin on clothing-covered areas, and characteristic hair texture and shape of the lips and nose; 2 Participants with white to pale pink skin color on covered areas; 3 White and brown participants together; 4 Brown and black participants together; 5 Participants with any African origin or ancestry in the family, regardless of their skin color; 6 Participants with no African origin or ancestry in the family