Hansen Ketil Lenert
Centre for Sami Health Research, Institute of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway;
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2015 Feb 13;74:25125. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v74.25125. eCollection 2015.
Self-reported ethnic discrimination has been associated with a range of health outcomes. This study builds on previous efforts to investigate the prevalence of self-reported ethnic discrimination in the indigenous (Sami) population, and how such discrimination may be associated with key health indicators.
The study relies on data from the 2003/2004 (n=4,389) population-based study of adults (aged 36-79 years) in 24 rural municipalities of Central and North Norway (the SAMINOR study). Self-reported ethnic discrimination was measured using the question: "Have you ever experienced discrimination due to your ethnic background?" Health indicators included questions regarding cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic muscle pain, metabolic syndrome and obesity. Logistic regression was applied to examine the relationship between self-reported ethnic discrimination and health outcomes.
The study finds that for Sami people living in minority areas, self-reported ethnic discrimination is associated with all the negative health indicators included in the study.
We conclude that ethnic discrimination affects a wide range of health outcomes. Our findings highlight the importance of ensuring freedom from discrimination for the Sami people of Norway.
自我报告的种族歧视与一系列健康结果相关。本研究基于此前的努力，调查了挪威原住民（萨米族）中自我报告的种族歧视的患病率，以及这种歧视可能如何与关键健康指标相关联。
该研究依赖于2003/2004年对挪威中部和北部24个农村自治市的成年人（36 - 79岁）进行的基于人群的研究（萨米诺尔研究，n = 4389）的数据。自我报告的种族歧视通过以下问题进行衡量：“你是否曾因你的种族背景而遭受歧视？”健康指标包括有关心血管疾病、糖尿病、慢性肌肉疼痛、代谢综合征和肥胖的问题。采用逻辑回归分析来检验自我报告的种族歧视与健康结果之间的关系。
研究发现，对于生活在少数族裔地区的萨米人来说，自我报告的种族歧视与研究中纳入的所有负面健康指标都相关。
我们得出结论，种族歧视会影响广泛的健康结果。我们的研究结果凸显了确保挪威萨米人免受歧视的重要性。
