Lund Eiliv, Melhus Marita, Hansen Ketil Lenert, Nystad Tove, Broderstad Ann Ragnhild, Selmer Randi, Lund-Larsen Per G
Centre for Sámi Health Research, Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2007 Apr;66(2):113-28. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v66i2.18241.
The overall aim of the SAMINOR project was to study health and diseases in relation to living conditions among the Sámi population and to compare these with the Norwegian population in the same area. This article provides an overview of the background of the study and a description of the methods employed for the data collection. We give sample characteristics and elaborate on different definitions of ethnicity.
Cross-sectional, population-based study, including questionnaires, a clinical examination and analyses of blood samples.
All individuals 30 or 36 to 79 years of age who were living in defined municipalities or specified local areas with a known Sámi population were invited to a cardiovascular screening program. The data were collected during 2003-2004. The questionnaires focused on living conditions, health, Sámi traditions and ethnicity. The eligible population consisted of 27,987 individuals and 16,865 (60.6%) participated by answering at least one questionnaire. Analyses were restricted to the 36 to 79 year-old age group which had 16,538 participants. The screening program comprised a blood sample, measurements of blood pressure, height, weight, and waist and hip ratio. Different definitions of Sámi ethnicity were explored.
Of the sample, 35.6% reported Sámi background, and 13.2% reported that they, their parents and their grandparents had Sámi as their domestic language. This stringent definition of Sámi produced clearer differences between Sámi and Norwegians, as shown for some measures of socioeconomic status.
The findings that are related to more strict definitions of Sámi ethnicity have important implications for the interpretation of earlier works and for future studies.
萨米诺尔项目的总体目标是研究萨米族人群的健康与疾病状况及其与生活条件的关系，并将其与同一地区的挪威人群进行比较。本文概述了该研究的背景，并描述了数据收集所采用的方法。我们给出了样本特征，并详细阐述了不同的种族定义。
基于人群的横断面研究，包括问卷调查、临床检查和血液样本分析。
邀请所有年龄在30岁或36至79岁之间、居住在特定自治市或已知有萨米族人口的特定地区的个人参加心血管筛查项目。数据收集于2003年至2004年期间。问卷主要关注生活条件、健康状况、萨米族传统和种族。符合条件的人群共有27987人，其中16865人（60.6%）至少回答了一份问卷。分析仅限于36至79岁年龄组的16538名参与者。筛查项目包括采集血液样本、测量血压、身高、体重以及腰围和臀围比例。研究探讨了萨米族的不同定义。
在样本中，35.6%的人报告有萨米族背景，13.2%的人报告他们自己、父母和祖父母的母语是萨米语。这种对萨米族更严格的定义在萨米族和挪威人之间产生了更明显的差异，这在一些社会经济地位指标中有所体现。
与萨米族更严格定义相关的研究结果对早期研究的解读和未来研究具有重要意义。
