慢性疾病的种族差异:在以色列阿拉伯人和犹太人之间的比较
Naim Abu-Freha1, Osama Alamour2, Sarah Weissmann3
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ
|December 18, 2024
概括
与犹太人口相比,以色列阿拉伯人口中慢性疾病的患病率更高. 这凸显了预防和管理的文化定制健康干预措施的必要性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 医学社会学 医学社会学
背景情况:
- 现代化和城市化改变了以色列阿拉伯人口的生活方式,影响了慢性疾病的发生率.
- 了解慢性疾病的种族差异对于公共卫生倡议至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较以色列阿拉伯和犹太人口之间慢性疾病的患病率.
- 为了识别特定的慢性疾病,在不同种族群体之间有不同的患病率.
主要方法:
- 来自以色列最大的卫生维护组织的健康数据的回顾性分析.
- 包括一个大的队列:863,116个阿拉伯人和3,674,863个犹太人的个人.
- 计算各种慢性疾病的原始和年龄调整的流行率.
主要成果:
- 在阿拉伯人口中,糖尿病 (18.3%与17.5%) 和肥胖 (28.8%与22.5%) 的患病率更高 (P < 0.001).
- 在所有年龄段的阿拉伯人中,慢性心力衰竭,缺血性心脏病,脑血管事故,高血压和心肌梗塞的发病率增加.
- 在阿拉伯男性中,肥胖和血液透析治疗的比率较高,在阿拉伯女性中,糖尿病,血液透析,缺铁性贫血和肥胖的患病率较高,与犹太女性相比.
结论:
- 在以色列阿拉伯和犹太人口之间,慢性疾病的患病率存在显著的种族差异.
- 文化敏感的干预措施对于有效预防,早期诊断和管理不同种族群体的慢性疾病至关重要.
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