[Poor sleep quality and inadequate sleep duration related to obesity in two Roma subgroups in Transylvania].

Short sleep duration and poor sleep quality may be associated with weight gain; this association has not yet been studied in Roma (Gipsy) population. Our aim was to study sleep patterns in two adult Roma subgroups (the wealthy Gabor and the poor Lovari Roma), compared to the majority of Hungarian population, in relation to obesity, knowing that Roma population has specific socio-cultural characteristics, with a rapidly changing lifestyle. A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in a rural region in Transylvania, where the above groups are cohabiting.