“CEM” risk factors and severity of obstructive sleep apnoea in central European Roma and non-Roma patients referred for a diagnostic polysomnography

Abstract

Among subjects referred for polysomnography, Roma background is associated with significantly higher risk of severe OSA. Knowledge of common OSA pattern in Roma patients may help in identifying high risk individuals and guide early therapy of this disease.

Higher Prevalence of Nephropathy in Young Roma Females Compared with Non-Roma Females

“…A similar variance in the incidence of CKD is found in India compared with Europe (8) and across European countries (4). These differences were reported in well-being status, and their impact on various chronic diseases has been shown as well (4,(9)(10)(11)(12)(13). Some of them could be attributed to genetic predisposition, others to modifiable health-risk factors or access to health care (11,14).…”

Romers upplevelse av hatbrott

“…Studier har visat att romer generellt har kortare medellivslängd och att de är bärare av problematiska riskfaktorer kopplade till hälsa så som att de äter skadlig kost och har hög frekvens av drog-och alkoholmissbruk (Dorkova, Sopkova & Tkacova, 2010;Folkhälsoinstitutet, 2010;Kvetoslava, 2010;Lehti & Mattsson, 2001;Perry et al 2006;Simko & Ginters, 2010;Skodova et al, 2010;Van Cleemput et al, 2007).…”