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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a worldwide problem with severe health consequences, which are further exacerbated by the current COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we examine the changes in the prevalence of MetS and its components among the Roma (one of the most vulnerable ethnic group in Europe) in two disadvantaged counties of North-eastern Hungary in the period between 2011 and 2018.

Two health examination surveys were performed in the Hungarian Roma population aged 20-64 years in 2011 (n = 458) and in 2018 (n = 374). The data from these surveys were used to examine how the prevalence of MetS and its components and the prevalence of relevant preventive medication changed during the study period.

The increase in the prevalence of MetS itself in the whole Roma population was not found to be significant in the period examined (although it increased …