Serum Uric Acid in Roma and Non-Roma—Its Correlation with Metabolic Syndrome and Other Variables
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15514183 |
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| Authors | Jana Petríková (0000-0002-0045-5393, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik), Martin Janíčko (0000-0001-9239-2651, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik), Ján Fedačko (0000-0002-4940-0393, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik), Sylvia Dražilová (0000-0003-2448-6757, Department of Internal Medicine, Poprad Hospital, 058 01 Poprad, Slovakia), Andrea Madarasova Geckova (0000-0003-2993-3798, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik), Mária Mareková (0000-0002-9103-4710, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik), Daniel Pella (0000-0001-9999-6271, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik), Peter Jarčuška (0000-0001-6169-9984, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1412-1412 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15071412 |
| PMID | 29973567 |
| OpenAlex | W2810948093 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 39 |
Background : The Roma population is one of the major marginalized groups in Europe, having higher incidence of all spectrums of disease and a shorter life expectancy. Yet, the reasons for higher morbidity and its exact prevalence were not properly studied. Objectives : The objective of our study was to compare the frequency of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Roma people to the non-Roma population in Slovakia, and to compare levels of uric acid and its correlation with components of metabolic syndrome. Methods : A group of 452 Roma people aged 18−55 years, was compared to a control group of 403 non-Roma people. The data were obtained by questionnaire, anthropometric measures, and analyzed blood and urine samples Results : The prevalence of MetS was significantly higher among Roma participants (131; 29.6%) compared with non-Roma participants (80; 20.1%), p = 0.001. Roma people significantly more often fulfilled obesity and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) criteria of MetS (257, 58.9% vs. 180, 45.8%, p p p p p Conclusions : We were able to show that prevalence of MetS among the Roma is higher than in the majority population. Moreover, the uric acid levels are significantly lower in the Roma group as well as when it comes to a cohort with MetS. Levels of UA, besides others, depend on ethnicity, age, and sex
Anthropometry · Blood pressure · Environmental health · Hyperuricemia · Incidence (geometry · Metabolic syndrome · Obesity · Population · Uric acid · Demography · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.43 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2020 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |