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Table 1 Characteristics of cohort by citizenship, Reggio Emilia (Italy), 2008-2010

From: Effects of immigrant status on Emergency Room (ER) utilisation by children under age one: a population-based study in the province of Reggio Emilia (Italy)

 

Italians

 

Immigrants

 

Whole Cohort

 

Characteristics

N

%

N

%

N

%

Child gender

      

 Male

3,237

50.6

1,218

51.1

4,455

50.8

 Female

3,158

49.4

1,165

48.9

4,323

49.2

Maternal age

      

 <25 years

192

3.0

294

12.3

486

5.5

 25-34 years

1,755

27.4

788

33.1

2,543

29.0

 > = 35 years

4,448

69.6

1,301

54.6

5,749

65.5

Mother’s educational level

      

 High

1,517

23.7

230

9.7

1,747

19.9

 Medium

3,228

50.5

734

30.8

3,962

45.1

 Low

1,650

25.8

1,419

59.5

3,069

35.0

Previous live births

      

 No

3,277

51.2

992

41.6

4,269

48.6

 Yes

3,118

48.8

1,391

58.4

4,509

51.4

TOTAL

6,395

100.0

2,383

100.0

8,778

100.0