Table 1 Distribution of demographic, socio-economic and phenotypic characteristics of studied population
From: Reliability of race assessment based on the race of the ascendants: a cross-sectional study
Mean (± SD) or N (%) | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 34,7 (± 12,6) |
School attendance (years) | 8,6 (± 4,2) |
Self-assigned skin colour | |
White | 20 (40%) |
Light mulatto | 6 (12%) |
Mixed | 6 (12%) |
Dark mulatto | 8(16%) |
Black | 10 (20%) |
Observed skin colour* | |
White | 27 (54%) |
Mixed | 13 (26%) |
Black | 10 (20%) |
Hair colour* | |
Black | 18 (36%) |
Dark brown | 16 (32%) |
Medium brown | 7 (14%) |
Light brown | 7 (14%) |
Blond | 2 (4%) |
Hair style * | |
Straight | 13 (26%) |
Wavy | 17 (34%) |
Curly | 13 (26%) |
Afro | 7 (14%) |
Colour of lines and hand palm surface * | |
Pink palm and colourless lines | 25 (50%) |
Pink palm and red lines | 13 (26%) |
White palm and dark lines | 12(24%) |
Number of black ascendants | |
0 | 28 (56%) |
1 | 7 (14%) |
2 | 5 (10%) |
3 or more | 10 (20%) |