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Table 8 Hospital admissions 2008–2011. Age- and gender adjusted incidence rate ratios following multivariate poisson regression analysis. (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

Income quintiles

 

Model 1

1 (lowest income)

Model 1

2–4 (intermediate income)

Model 1

5 (highest income)

Norway (ref)

1

–

1

–

1

–

Sweden

0.76***

(0.68–0.84)

0.84***

(0.80–0.89)

0.76***

(0.66–0.88)

Poland

0.38***

(0.34–0.42)

0.67***

(0.63–0.71)

1.44**

(1.14–1.82)

Bosnia

0.74**

(0.67–0.83)

0.99

(0.92–1.05)

1.38*

(1.00–1.91)

Russia

0.53***

(0.44–0.64)

0.90*

(0.82–0.98)

1.17

(0.78–1.76)

Somalia

0.70***

(0.63–0.77)

0.97

(0.88–1.06)

0.37

(0.05–2.60)

Turkey

0.74***

(0.64–0.84)

1.06

(0.99–1.15)

1.49*

(1.01–2.20)

Sri Lanka

1.05

(0.91–1.22)

1.05

(0.97–1.13)

1.11

(0.73–1.69)

Iraq

0.78***

(0.71–0.87)

1.23***

(1.15–1.31)

1.28

(0.79–2.06)

Iran

0.84**

(0.76–0.93)

1.07*

(1.00–1.15)

0.96

(0.69–2.34)

Pakistan

1.21***

(1.11–1.33)

1.61***

(1.54–1.68)

2.10***

(1.82–2.44)

Vietnam

0.47***

(0.40–0.54)

0.68***

(0.63–0.74)

0.88

(0.62–1.25)

  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
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