Data Pooling Strategies Within the seven studies, 82.7% of patients were Caucasian and 7.9% were African-American. The current analyses therefore utilize 90.6% of the total study population. The remaining patients were primarily of Hispanic origin (7.4%).

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Design All seven studies included in these analyses were randomized, multicenter, double-blind, active comparator- and/or placebo-controlled clinical trials. This represented all available data from U.S.-based, placebo-controlled, clinical trials of duloxetine medication in patients with MDD (data from two additional studies carried out in Eastern Europe were not included, since no African-American patients were enrolled). Key design [...]

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INTRODUCTION According to census data for the year 2000, 34.7 million U.S. residents (12.3% of the population) listed their ethnicity as black or African-American, making this the second largest minority ethnic group after Hispanics. When compared with the white population, African Americans display an increased prevalence of several medical conditions, including diabetes and hypertension, and [...]

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