Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Roma: a comparative health examination survey in Hungary

Kósa, Zsigmond; Moravcsik-Kornyicki, Ágota; Diószegi, Judit; Roberts, Bayard; Szabó, Zoltán; Sándor, János; Ádány, Róza

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“…The low educational status as well as high unemployment and poverty rates may further contribute to ill health among the Roma [11]. Because of the generally high prevalence of adverse risk factors such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, smoking and alcohol consumption, this population is at an increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and, consequently, early mortality [12,13,14]. Studies investigating anthropometric features in Roma populations in Slovakia, Spain, and Serbia have suggested that the prevalence of obesity and BMI are higher among the Roma than in the general population [15,16,17].…”

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Distinct Penetrance of Obesity-Associated Susceptibility Alleles in the Hungarian General and Roma Populations

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Aims: The aim of our study was to explore differences in genetic predisposition to obesity between the Hungarian general and Roma populations. Methods: A total of 1,152 samples from the Hungarian Roma population and 1,743 samples from the Hungarian general population were genotyped for 20 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with the risk of obesity. Two types of multilocus genetic risk scores were constructed to estimate the combined effect of selected SNPs. Results: Risk allele frequencies differed significantly between the two populations for 11 SNPs, with no enrichment in any of the two study groups. Variants (rs1558902, rs1121980, rs9939609, and rs9941349) in the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene exhibited strong but ethnicity-independent association with obesity. Genetic risk scores showed stronger associations with obesity in the Roma population compared with the Hungarian general population; however, without significant gene-population interaction. Conclusion: Differences in obesity prevalence between the Hungarian general and Hungarian Roma populations could not be explained by their distinct genetic susceptibility, rather by ethnicity-related environmental and behavioral factors. Nonetheless, particular gene-environment interactions might contribute to the distinct penetrance of the obesity-associated genetic factors in populations of different ethnic backgrounds.

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“…In a study conducted in Hungary (including 646 Roma adults) the prevalence of central obesity was 60.68% (66.16% in women and 52.17% in men) [29].…”

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Prevalence of Obesity and Newly Diagnosed Diabetes in the Roma Population from a County in the South Part of Romania (Călăraşi County) -Preliminary Results

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Rusu

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Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases

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“…Another study by Kosa et al determined that 34% of the Romani citizens between 45 and 64 ages old were slightly overweight and 21% were obese [23]. Kosa et al showed that results show that metabolic syndrome strongly contribute to the development of the poor health status of the Roma population [25]. At the study A study by Özdemir et al conducted in the province of Sivas found that obesity was common, particularly among elderly women, and 64.1% of them were either slightly overweight or obese [21].…”

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The frequency of chronic diseases and a health-promoting lifestyle in a group of elderly Romani people living in Northern Turkey

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Aydın-Avci

2018

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Purpose: To analyse the frequency of chronic diseases among Romani people who are sixty and older as well as their health-promoting lifestyle. Materials and methods: This research was conducted as a descriptive study between January 2015 and June 2015. The study included 98 elderly Romani people lived in Samsun, Turkey. The study data were collected using the questionnaire included 22 questions along with the Health-promoting Lifestyle Scale II. The statistical analysis of the data was made using percentage means, t-test, correlation, and ANOVA test. Results: The average age of the participating Romani people was 66.7±5.3. Of these Romani people, 83.7% had a chronic disease, and 80.6% had a medication that they used regularly. The mean score of the Romani citizens in the study sample on the Health-promoting Lifestyle Scale was 115.98±15.82. They obtained their highest score on the inter-personal relations sub-dimension and the lowest score on the stress management sub-dimension of the scale. There was a statistical correlation between the Romani people's gender, social insurance, income level, education level, family type, body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure monitoring and their scores on the scale (p<0.05). The study found that a health-promoting lifestyle did not affect the frequency of chronic diseases (p˃0.05). Conclusions: This study proved that the Romani people had risks of chronic diseases, did not attach sufficient importance to a health-promoting lifestyle and their health-promoting lifestyle is weaker compared to the elders in the rest of the population.

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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Roma: a comparative health examination survey in Hungary

Abstract: Besides tackling the socio-economic determinants of the poor health of Roma people, specific public health interventions considering increased genetic susceptibility to metabolic disturbances are needed to improve their health status.

Cited by 64 publications

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Distinct Penetrance of Obesity-Associated Susceptibility Alleles in the Hungarian General and Roma Populations

Distinct Penetrance of Obesity-Associated Susceptibility Alleles in the Hungarian General and Roma Populations

Prevalence of Obesity and Newly Diagnosed Diabetes in the Roma Population from a County in the South Part of Romania (Călăraşi County) -Preliminary Results

The frequency of chronic diseases and a health-promoting lifestyle in a group of elderly Romani people living in Northern Turkey

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