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The prevalence of cigarette smoking and its relation to certain risk predictors of cardiovascular diseases in central-Slovakian Roma children and adol
Author(s): Hujová Z, Alberty R, Paulíková E, Ahlers I, Ahlersová E, Gábor D, Dove M
Abstract:

The objective of the study was to determine some Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors in relation to cigarette smoking in 174 Roma children and adolescents (88 males and 86 females) and 131 non-Roma probands (males and females) aged 7-18 in central Slovakia. In this biethnic study, 26.4% of the Roma children and adolescents (more than twice contrary to the control group) were smokers.

Keywords: adolescents , cardiovascular diseases , children , cigarette smoking , risk predictors , Slovakian
More articles from: Ahlers I ; Ahlersová E ; Alberty R ; Dove M ; Gábor D ; Hujová Z ; Paulíková E
Cardiovascular risk predictors in central Slovakian Roma children and adolescents: regional differences.
Author(s): Hujová Z, Alberty R, Ahlers I, Ahlersová E, Paulíková E, Desatniková J, Gábor D, Hrubá F
Abstract:

The objective of the study was to determine some Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors in 174 Roma children and adolescents (88 males and 86 females) aged 7-18 in 3 Central Slovakian cities (44 from Zilina, 39 from Bansk, Bystrica and 91 from Rimavská Sobota). 

Keywords: adolescents , Cardiovascular risk , children , risk predictors , Roma children
More articles from: Ahlers I ; Ahlersová E ; Alberty R ; Desatniková J ; Gábor D ; Hrubá F ; Hujová Z ; Paulíková E