OBJECTIVES: Ethnic differences in the prevalence of various chronic diseases, including end-stage renal disease, have been previously reported. Surprisingly, data focusing on the lower grade of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore differences in the prevalence of nephropathy between the Roma and non-Roma populations. METHODS: Data from the cross-sectional population based HepaMeta study conducted in Slovakia were used. Nephropathy was defined as: a known history of any kidney disease; or the presence of proteinuria/hematuria; or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 60 ml/min. The odds ratio for the prevalence of nephropathy was calculated using binary logistic regression. RESULTS: In an age-adjusted model, Roma females had OR of 1.56 for having nephropathy over non-Roma females (OR 1.56; 95% CI 1.01-2.42; p < 0.05). In addition, Roma females had a significantly lower GFR (mean difference 3.4 ml/min, t = -3.58, p < 0.001); all female patients with proteinuria were Roma. CONCLUSIONS: This cross-sectional study on the young general population found that Roma females have half-higher odds for nephropathy than non-Roma females. Therefore, to prevent risks we should focus on searching for ethnic, social and medical determinants of CKD. Interventions to decrease the incidence of CKD in the target population should also address ethnic inequalities as well as female gender.
- MeSH
- chronická renální insuficience diagnóza etnologie patofyziologie MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- hodnoty glomerulární filtrace fyziologie MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- odds ratio MeSH
- prevalence MeSH
- průřezové studie MeSH
- rizikové faktory MeSH
- Romové etnologie statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- venkovské obyvatelstvo statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- zdravotnické přehledy metody statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- srovnávací studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Slovenská republika MeSH
