Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Contemporary US Health Cohort All of Us Research Program.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

To address systemic disparities in biomedical research, the All of Us (AoU) Research Program was created to identify the root causes and consequences of health outcomes in the US. However, the extent of AoU's racial and ethnic diversity is unknown.

Objective

To quantify representation of key racial and ethnic groups in the accruing AoU nationwide health cohort and compare with their actual representation in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study compared the AoU program from May 2017 to June 2022 for individuals 18 years and older with the Decennial Survey 2020 (DEC) collected by the US Census Bureau.

Exposures

Representation of non-Hispanic Asian, non-Hispanic Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, non-Hispanic White, an

SUBMITTER: Kathiresan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10433138 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature