Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus among Roma Populations-A Systematic Review.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 15(11)2018 11 21.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the Roma population and compare it to the prevalence in the Caucasian population.METHODS:
Using the words "Roma", "Gypsies", "Romani", and "traveler" in combination with "diabetes, "metabolic syndrome", "cardiovascular disease" and "health status" we searched the MEDLINE, Pubmed and Scopus databases for articles in English that focused on the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among Roma populations published until December 2017.RESULTS:
Five studies met the inclusion criteria. The results of four of them suggested a higher prevalence of diabetes among Romani compared to Caucasians but none of them reached the standards regarding representative samples and number of cases for a conclusive result.CONCLUSION:
Although some of the existing studies suggest a substantial prevalence of diabetes among Roma populations and even a higher risk of developing diabetes for Roma persons compared to Caucasians, the number of published literature on this topic remains very low and insufficient in design and number of participants to draw any conclusions.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Romaní
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Diabetes Mellitus
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
República Checa