Table 3.
Mean ancestry fraction in ependymoma cases, ages 0–19, and age-matched controls
| Self-Reported Race/Ethnicity | Cases/Controls | Genetically Estimated Ancestry Fractions | Cases Mean (SD) | Control Mean (SD) | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 142/1147 | % Native American | 41.7 (15.2) | 45.0 (16.7) | 0.025 |
| % African | 4.6 (2.5) | 5.3 (5.1) | 0.11 | ||
| % European | 53.6 (15.6) | 49.6 (16.7) | 6.2 × 10−3 | ||
| African American | 32/116 | % Native American | 6.7 (9.5) | 4.7 (7.7) | 0.22 |
| % African | 67.1 (17.6) | 70.8 (17.7) | 0.30 | ||
| % European | 26.2 (14.5) | 24.5 (15.8) | 0.59 |
aTwo-tailed t-test.