RE: Multiple race coding
You could try coding it like the “gene-dose” relationship some have done for
genotypes?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
Leonid Gibiansky
Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2025 6:54 AM
To: Paul Hutson <[email protected]>; Nmusers <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [NMusers] Multiple race coding
I've seen it coded as "Multiple" category, and used similar to "Other"
(i.e., not very helpful)
On 12/8/2025 10:39 AM, Paul Hutson wrote:
> I’ve got a study in which subjects have the option of identifying as
> belonging to more than one race.
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> How are others in this group:
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> 1. Coding this in their data file
> 2. Incorporating this as a possible covariate in their PopPK model?
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> Thanks!
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