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Table 4 Hospital admissions 2008–2011. Incidence rate ratios following multivariate poisson regression analysis. Adjusted for age & gender. (95% C.I)

From: How social and geographical backgrounds affect hospital admission with a serious condition: a comparison of 11 immigrant groups with native-born Norwegians

Norway (ref)

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Sweden

0.78***

(0.75–0.81)

Poland

0.65***

(0.61–0.68)

Bosnia

0.97

(0.93–1.07)

Russia

0.79***

(0.73–0.86)

Somalia

0.91*

(0.85–0.97)

Turkey

1.03

(0.97–1.10)

Sri Lanka

1.02

(0.95–1.08)

Iraq

1.07*

(1.01–1.14)

Iran

1.07*

(1.01–1.12)

Pakistan

1.49***

(1.43–1.54)

Vietnam

0.69***

(0.65–0.73)

Log Likelihood

− 160 5285

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. Definition of variables: Gender: male = 1, female =2. Age: 20–29 = reference, additional four variables for each age group 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69. 1Individuals with missing education was excluded from the analysis
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