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ArticleBiomedicines2024

Clinical and Metabolic Particularities of a Roma Population with Diabetes-Considering Ethnic Disparities in Approaching Healthcare Management.

Andrada Cosoreanu, Emilia Rusu, Florin Rusu, Silviu Stanciu, Ioana Ungureanu, Marius Donici, Alexandra Visinescu, Georgiana Enache, Gabriela Radulian

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Andrada CosoreanuDepartment of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9204-3336
Emilia RusuDepartment of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Florin Rusu"Doctor Carol Davila" Central Military University Emergency Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania.
Silviu Stanciu"Doctor Carol Davila" Central Military University Emergency Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania.
Ioana Ungureanu"Nicolae Malaxa" Clinica Hospital, 022441 Bucharest, Romania.
Marius Donici"Nicolae Malaxa" Clinica Hospital, 022441 Bucharest, Romania.
Alexandra VisinescuDepartment of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Georgiana Enache"Pompei Samarian" Emergency Hospital, 910071 Calarasi, Romania.
Gabriela RadulianDepartment of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.

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Abstract

The Roma population is Europe's largest ethnic minority, yet data on the prevalence of non-communicable diseases remain scarce in medical literature. This study aimed to compare the clinical and metabolic particularities of a Roma population with diabetes with a group of non-Roma. We conducted an observational, transversal study and evaluated 808 adult patients with diabetes mellitus, from a tertiary diabetes care hospital. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was high among both groups, 94.3% in the Roma patients and 89.1% in the non-Roma. A slightly higher mean value of the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index was observed among the Roma group (10.07 ± 0.71 versus 9.71 ± 0.82). Among the non-Roma, variables that were significantly associated with the TyG index were glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c), and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c), while among the Roma, HbA1c and HDL-c were correlated with this index. There were no differences concerning myocardial infarction; however, the number of patients with a history of stroke was 2.1 times higher in the Roma group compared to the non-Roma group. The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and microvascular complications among the study's Roma population are quite significant, underscoring the importance of ethnic disparities in approaching healthcare management strategies.

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anthropometric assessmentclinical characteristicsmetabolic particularitiesRoma population

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PMID39061996
PMCPMC11273931

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