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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 23.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Biomed Eng. 2021 Dec 21;24:1–27. doi: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-103020-040136

Table 1.

Racial and ethnic representations in US BYOD studies

Study name/data White Black Asian Hispanic/Latino Other Reference(s)
All of Us (Fitbit) 82.4 4.5 3.0 6.4 2.4 45
All of Us (all participants) 51.5 21.2 3.3 18.8 NA 45
Asthma Health App 69 5 NA 14 7 46
CovIdentify 87.6 3.6 3.3 4 NA 47
MyHeart Counts 76.1 3.3 8.8 7.3 4.44 48
MyPHD 74.9 2.9 3.9 0 18.3 49
PARADE App 80.7 4 2.8 10 NA 50
Predicting Daily Mood 57.5 16.2 NA 15.1 NA 51
SleepHealth Mobile App 77.9 2.9 5.2 11.3 3.7 52
TemPredict 81 0 4 17 15 53
US Census demographics 60.1 13.4 5.9 18.5 NA 54,55
COVID-19 positive cases 34.8 21.8 3.9 33.4 NA 54,55
Deaths in the United States due to COVID-19 53.6 23.3 5.0 17.1 NA 54,55

Studies such as All of Us and Predicting Daily Mood have promoted inclusivity; however, minorities remain routinely underrepresented in US BYOD studies. This includes studies focused on COVID-19, although Black and Hispanic/Latino populations exhibit disproportionately greater mortality rates due to COVID-19.

Abbreviations: BYOD, bring-your-own-device; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.