Prevalence of insulin resistance in the Hungarian general and Roma populations as defined by using data generated in a complex health (interview and examination) …

R Ádány, P Pikó, S Fiatal, Z Kósa, J Sándor… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Data mainly from one-off surveys clearly show that the health of Roma, the largest ethnic
minority of Europe, is much worse than that of the general population. However, results from …

Abdominal obesity increases metabolic risk factors in non-obese adults: a Hungarian cross-sectional study

A Lukács, E Horváth, Z Máté, A Szabó, K Virág… - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background The prevalence of abdominal obesity is increasing worldwide. Adults with
abdominal obesity have been reported to have increased risk of cardiometabolic disorders …

Influence of patient characteristics on preventive service delivery and general practitioners' preventive performance indicators: A study in patients with hypertension or …

J Sándor, A Nagy, T Jenei, A Földvári… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Regular primary healthcare (PHC) performance monitoring to produce a set of
performance indicators for provider effectiveness is a fundamental method for improving …

Healthcare utilization and all-cause premature mortality in Hungarian segregated Roma settlements: Evaluation of specific indicators in a cross-sectional study

J Sándor, A Pálinkás, F Vincze, N Kovács… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Roma is the largest ethnic minority of Europe with deprived health status, which is poorly
explored due to legal constrains of ethnicity assessment. We aimed to elaborate health …

Prevalence of chronic diseases and activity-limiting disability among Roma and non-Roma people: a cross-sectional, census-based investigation

F Vincze, A Földvári, A Pálinkás, V Sipos… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The lack of recommended design for Roma health-monitoring hinders the interventions to
improve the health status of this ethnic minority. We aim to describe the riskiness of Roma …

Low prevalence of spectacle use in the Hungarian Roma population indicates unmet health needs

G Losonczy, P Piko, BJ Klevering, Z Kosa, J Sandor… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The Roma population is the largest transnational ethnic minority group in Europe, often
facing socioeconomic inequalities and various health problems. In the present study, we …

Changes in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, its components, and relevant preventive medication between 2011 and 2018 in the Northeast Hungarian Roma …

P Piko, J Dioszegi, Z Kosa, J Sandor, M Moizs… - Journal of Personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of clinical conditions that poses a major health
burden worldwide. In the present study, we investigate the changes in the prevalence of …

Smoking cessation support for regular smokers in Hungarian primary care: a nationwide representative cross-sectional study

V Sipos, A Pálinkás, N Kovács, KO Csenteri, F Vincze… - Bmj Open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Our study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of general practitioners'(GPs')
smoking cessation support (SCS). Study design We carried out a cross-sectional study …

The role of perceived unjust treatment in unmet needs for primary care among Finnish Roma adults

R Lämsä, AE Castaneda, A Weiste, M Laalo… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The main goal in developing services is to guarantee equal access to healthcare services
that are suited to the patients' needs. Previous studies have shown that the Roma are more …

Changes in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components as well as in relevant preventive medication between 2006 and 2018 in the Northeast …

P Piko, J Dioszegi, J Sandor, R Adany - Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a worldwide problem with severe health consequences. In
this study, we examine the changes in the prevalence of MetS and its components in two …