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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Health Differences between Roma and Non-Roma in the Slovak Dialyzed Population.

Gabriel Kolvek, Zuzana Straussova, Maria Majernikova, Jaroslav Rosenberger, Jitse P van Dijk

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. Health Care and Access to Quality Social-Health Services of the Roma and Sinti: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  4. To Comply or Not to Comply: Roma Approach to Health Laws.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  5. Aspects of Illness and Death among Roma-Have They Changed after More than Two Hundred Years?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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Gabriel KolvekPediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Safarik University, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic. gabriel.kolvek@upjs.sk.
Zuzana StraussovaNephrology and Dialysis Centre Fresenius Nitra, 949 01 Nitra, Slovak Republic. zuzana.straussova@gmail.com.
Maria MajernikovaGraduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Safarik University, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic. mamajern@gmail.com.
Jaroslav RosenbergerGraduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Safarik University, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic. rosenberger.jaroslav@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7201-889X
Jitse P van DijkGraduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Safarik University, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic. j.p.van.dijk@umcg.nl.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRoma health has not been studied systematically. Thus far, it has been shown that Roma compared to non-Roma have a significantly higher likelihood of getting end-stage renal disease and that their chances for survival on dialysis are lower. Evidence is lacking regarding morbidity between Roma and non-Roma. The aim was to compare the health status of dialyzed Roma and non-Roma using the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). All Slovak dialysis centers for adults were asked to fill in a questionaire with demographic and clinical data, including comorbidity. Cross-sectional analysis of 2082 patients with an average age of 63.8 ± 13.8 years was performed. Comorbidity was expressed as the CCI, and ethnic differences were calculated. Linear regression was performed to adjust for differences in gender and age in both ethnic groups. Roma represented 13.0% of the whole dialyzed population (n = 270). Comorbidity expressed as CCI was significantly lower in the Roma population (p < 0.001). After adjusting for gender and age, ethnicity failed to be associated with the CCI in the linear regression analysis (p = 0.965, variance of the model-adjusted R² 38.6%). The health status of dialyzed Slovak Roma does not differ cross-sectionally when adjusted for age and gender from the health status of dialyzed non-Roma.

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Health StatusRenal DialysisRomani PeopleAdultAgedComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedSlovakiaSurveys and QuestionnairesdialysishealthRomaSlovakia

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