Combination of Genetic and Humanitarian (Cross-Cultural) Methods for the Identification of Human Genes Involved in the Process of Adaptation to Evolutionary New Environmental Factors

Russian Journal of Genetics Vol/Iss. 51(4) Pleiades Publishing. Published In Pages: 397-407
By Borinskaya, S. A., Yankovsky, N. K.

Hypothesis

Population density will be positively associated with G6PD deficiency (402).

Note

While the researchers found that the correlation between population density and G6PD deficiency was not significant, they found that population density was still a factor for the spread of infection.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman Rho TestNot Supportedp = 0.466UNKNOWNtwo-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Population DensityIndependentPopulation
Frequency of G6PD deficiency DependentGenetics, Physiological Data
Infection rateDependentMorbidity, Sickness