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OBJECTIVE:To examine the health status of ethnic minorities in Italy. Furthermore, we aimed to assess the association between anthropometric and blood parameters connected with health status. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. Anthropometric data were collected by direct measurements and blood glucose, total cholesterol and TAG were analysed. SETTING:Bologna, northern Italy. SUBJECTS:A multi-ethnic sample of adult immigrants and Roma. RESULTS:Significant correlations between anthropometric and blood parameters were found. Among the ethnic groups, Roma males had the highest values of glucose, total cholesterol and TAG. In the females the situation was more balanced among ethnic groups. CONCLUSIONS:The data from this survey indicate that poor health status is a very common problem among ethnic groups living in Italy, especially the Roma. The use of anthropometric parameters as rapid indicators of health status in screenings of a large number of subjects could be an effective and cheap method to provide preliminary indications on individuals or ethnic groups at greater risk of poor health.
journal_name
Public Health Nutrjournal_title
Public health nutritionauthors
Gualdi-Russo E,Zaccagni L,Dallari GV,Toselli Sdoi
10.1017/S1368980014000615subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-02-01 00:00:00pages
438-45issue
3eissn
1368-9800issn
1475-2727pii
S1368980014000615journal_volume
18pub_type
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