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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the sample Roma population

From: Foot health among the Roma population of southern Spain according to the foot health status questionnaire

 

Total

n = 624

Roma-men

n = 278

Roma-women

n = 346

p-valor

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

 

Cardiac alterations*

52

8.3

17

6.1

35

10.1

0.048

Diabetes

72

11.5

34

12.2

38

11.0

0.359

Communicable disease

2

0.3

1

0.4

1

0.3

0.693

Arterial hypertension

123

19.7

59

21.2

64

18.5

0.227

Serious illness*

63

10.1

20

7.2

43

12.4

0.021

Allergy

154

24.7

66

23.7

88

25.4

0.347

Vaccine

434

69.6

198

71.2

236

68.2

0.234

Surgery

104

16.7

39

14.0

65

18.8

0.069

Medical Visit*

446

71.5

184

66.2

262

75.7

0.006

Medication

287

46.0

118

42.4

169

48.8

0.065

Toxics Habits*

190

30.4

115

41.4

75

21.7

< 0.001

Problems feet*

429

68.8

180

64.7

249

72.0

0.033

Visit podiatrics 3 months

87

13.9

41

14.7

46

13.3

0.342

  1. N, absolute values; %, percentages; Chi squared test Χ2