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Table 3 Logistic regression estimates (marginal effects) showing age- and gender-adjusted predicted probabilities for the use of specialist healthcare for circulatory system diseases during 2008–2011 among psychiatric patients

From: Utilization of somatic specialist services among psychiatric immigrant patients: the Norwegian patient registry study

Regions of origin

Specialist healthcare for circulatory system diseases

Outpatient

Admission

β (se)

95% CI

β (se)

95% CI

Norway

0.073 (0.001)

0.072–0.074

0.047 (0.001)

0.046–0.048

Western countries

0.064 (0.001)

0.061–0.067

0.036 (0.001)***

0.033–0.038

East Europe

0.080 (0.004)***

0.072–0.087

0.038 (0.003)**

0.032–0.044

Africa

0.053 (0.005)***

0.043–0.063

0.037 (0.005)

0.028–0.046

Asia

0.066 (0.002)**

0.061–0.071

0.036 (0.002)***

0.032–0.039

Latin America

0.040 (0.005)***

0.030–0.050

0.021 (0.004)***

0.012–0.029

  1. Statistically significance values showing differences between immigrants and the Norwegians (the reference group): *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. β (se) = predicted probabilities and robust standard error (in parenthesis) and are adjusted to age and gender. CI = confidence interval