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Table 1 New categories of race/ethnicity established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [11]

From: New race and ethnicity standards: elucidating health disparities in diabetes

Race

Ethnicity

• White

• Not of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish origin

• Black or African American

• Hispanic Mexican, Mexican American, or Chicano/a

• American Indian or Alaska Native

• Hispanic Puerto Rican

• Asian Indian

• Hispanic Cuban

• Chinese

• Other Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin

• Filipino

 

• Japanese

 

• Korean

 

• Vietnamese

 

• Other Asian

 

• Native Hawaiian

 

• Guamanian or Chamorro

 

• Samoan

 

• Other Pacific Islander

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