Is the cardiovascular risk profile of people living in Roma settlements worse in comparison with the majority population in Slovakia?

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15260%2F13%3A33147060" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15260/13:33147060 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0463-4" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0463-4</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0463-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00038-013-0463-4</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Is the cardiovascular risk profile of people living in Roma settlements worse in comparison with the majority population in Slovakia?
Original language description
Roma constitute a large minority in several Central European countries, with a mostly disadvantaged societal and health position. The aim of this study was to assess biological and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors in people living in Romasettlements and to compare them with non-Roma. We used data from the cross-sectional Hepa-Meta study conducted in Slovakia. The sample consisted of 452 Roma (mean age = 34.7, 35.2 % men) and 403 non-Roma (mean age = 33.5, 45.9 % men). The effect of ethnicity was analysed using logistic regression adjusted for age and stratified by gender. Roma were more likely to have obesity, low HDL cholesterol, normal total cholesterol, and to smoke than non-Roma. Moreover, Roma women were more likely to have abdominal obesity and Roma men to have normal LDL cholesterol than non-Roma. No significant differences by ethnicity were found regarding hypertriglyceridaemia, hyperglycaemia and hypertension. Our study confirmed higher rates of some CVD risk
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FQ - Public health system, social medicine
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/EE.2.3.20.0063" target="_blank" >EE.2.3.20.0063: Social determinants of health among social and health disadvantaged groups of population</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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