Naslov
CVD Risk Factors in the Ukrainian Roma and Meta- Analysis of Their Prevalence in Roma Populations Worldwide

Autori
Zajc Petranović, Matea ; Rizzieri, Ashley Elizabeth ; Sivaraj, Dharshan ; Smolej Narančić, Nina ; Škarić-Jurić, Tatjana ; Celinšćak, Željka ; Stojanović Marković, Anita ; Peričić Salihović, Marijana ; Kalászi, Julia ; Kalászi, Marianna ; Lin, John Q ; Mehta, Sanica ; Burleson, Jill ; Rizzieri, David Alan

Izvornik
Journal of personalized medicine (2075-4426) 11 (2021), 11; 1138, 25

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Roma ; Ukraine ; population health ; meta-analysis ; cardiovascular health ; risk factors

Sažetak
The Roma population suffers from severe poverty, social exclusion, and some of the worst health conditions in the industrialized world. Herein, we report on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the Ukrainian Roma and present a meta- analysis of the prevalence of CVD risk factors in 16 Roma populations worldwide. The meta-analyses of CVD risk factors in Roma (n=16, 552) vs. non- Roma majority population of the same country (n=127, 874) included publicly available data. Ukrainian field survey included 339 adults of both sexes and outcomes of interest were hypertension, body mass index (BMI), smoking, education, and employment status. Furthermore, 35.7% of the Ukrainian Roma were hypertensive, 69.3% unemployed, and 48.4% never went to school. Ukrainian Roma women were more likely to be underweight and more prone to be hypertensive, with odds of hypertension increasing with age, BMI, and positive smoking status. Meta-analyses showed that, in comparison with non-Roma worldwide, the Roma bear significantly higher risk factor loads related to smoking (OR=2.850), diabetes (OR=1.433), abdominal obesity (OR=1.276), and metabolic syndrome (OR=1.975), with lower loads for hypertension (OR=0.607) and BMI≥25 kg/m2 (OR=0.872). To conclude, the CVD risk factors which are more common in Roma than in the majority population may reflect their poor health-related behaviors and inadequate access to health education.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Etnologija i antropologija

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