Validation of an Arab name algorithm in the determination of Arab ancestry for use in health research.
Validation of an Arab name algorithm in the determination of Arab ancestry for use in health research.
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DOI：
10.1080/13557858.2010.505979
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发表时间：
2010-12
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Galea S
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文献类型：
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作者：
El-Sayed AM;Lauderdale DS;Galea S
阿拉伯裔美国人是一个不断增长的少数民族，在美国的生命统计、登记或行政数据中并没有定期收集他们的数据。使用公开数据来源识别阿拉伯裔美国人的困难是对这一群体进行健康研究的障碍。在这里，我们验证了一个基于语义的，概率阿拉伯名字算法（ANA），用于识别阿拉伯裔美国人在健康研究。我们使用了2000年至2005年期间所有密歇根州出生证明的数据。父亲的姓氏和母亲的娘家姓根据阿富汗国民军编码为阿拉伯或非阿拉伯。我们计算了敏感性，特异性，阳性（PPV）和阴性预测值（NPV）的阿拉伯种族推断使用ANA相比，自我报告的阿拉伯血统。在全州范围内，ANA的特异性为98.9%，灵敏度为50.3%，PPV为57.0%，NPV为98.6%。男性的假阳性率和假阴性率均高于女性。随着研究地区阿拉伯裔美国人浓度的增加，ANA假阳性率增加，假阴性率下降。ANA是高度特异性的，但作为检测阿拉伯血统的一种手段，只有中等敏感性。未来的研究应该比较阿拉伯血统和ANA定义的阿拉伯裔美国人人群的健康特征。
Data about Arab-Americans, a growing ethnic minority, is not routinely collected in vital statistics, registry, or administrative data in the US. The difficulty in identifying Arab-Americans using publicly available data sources is a barrier to health research about this group. Here, we validate an empirically-based, probabilistic Arab name algorithm (ANA) for identifying Arab-Americans in health research. We used data from all Michigan birth certificates between 2000-2005. Fathers’ surnames and mothers’ maiden names were coded as Arab or non-Arab according to the ANA. We calculated sensitivity, specificity, and positive (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPV) of Arab ethnicity inferred using the ANA as compared to self-reported Arab ancestry. State-wide, the ANA had a specificity of 98.9%, a sensitivity of 50.3%, a PPV of 57.0%, and a NPV of 98.6%. Both the false positive and false negative rates were higher among men than among women. As the concentration of Arab-Americans in a study locality increased, the ANA false positive rate increased and false-negative rate decreased. The ANA is highly specific but only moderately sensitive as a means of detecting Arab ancestry. Future research should compare health characteristics among Arab-American populations defined by Arab ancestry and those defined by the ANA.
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影响因子：
2
作者：
Ajrouch, Kristine J.
通讯作者：
Ajrouch, Kristine J.
影响因子：
3.5
作者：
Elo, IT;Turra, CM;Ferguson, BR
通讯作者：
Ferguson, BR
影响因子：
1.9
作者：
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通讯作者：
Hovey, Joseph D
影响因子：
3.5
作者：
Lauderdale, DS
通讯作者：
Lauderdale, DS
DOI：
10.1080/09637480220138124
发表时间：
2002-07-01
影响因子：
3.9
作者：
Hatahet, W;Khosla, P;Fungwe, TV
通讯作者：
Fungwe, TV