From: Determinants of health care utilization by immigrants in Portugal
 | Men | Women | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | OR Crude | OR adjusted | OR Crude | OR Adjusted |
 | (IC95%) | (IC95%) | (IC95%) | (IC95%) |
Age (years) | 1.05 (1.03–1.07) | 1.00 (0.98–1.03) | 1.02 (1.00–1.04) | 1.00 (0.98–1.03) |
Length of stay (years) | 1.48 (1.36–1.59) | 1.43 (1.30–1.58) | 1.60 (1.43–1.78) | 1.58 (1.38–1.81) |
Years of school education | ||||
   0–4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
   5–9 | 0.70 (0.28–1.76) | 0.86 (0.30–2.48) | 0.41 (0.12–1.42) | 1.01 (0.24–4.24) |
   10–12 | 0.33 (0.14–0.80) | 0.58 (0.21–1.64) | 0.28 (0.82–0.91) | 1.15 (0.28–4.66) |
   13 or more | 0.35 (0.14–0.90) | 0.60 (0.20–1.78) | 0.23 (0.07–0.78) | 0.93 (0.22–3.91) |
Employment Status* | ||||
   Not Employed | 1 | -- | 1 | -- |
   Employed | 0.85 (0.53–1.34) | -- | 0.96 (0.60–1.52) | -- |
Economic situation (perceived) | ||||
   Very insufficient/Insufficient | 1.59 (1.13–2.23) | 0.99 (0.65–1.51) | 1.84 (1.24–2.74) | 1.58 (0.50–1.26) |
   Sufficient/More than sufficient | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Origin Country | ||||
   Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
   Eastern Europe | 0.21 (0.12–0.38) | 0.48 (0.25–0.94) | 0.17 (0.07–0.40) | 0.25 (0.10–0.67) |
   South America | 0.23 (0.14–0.36) | 0.76 (0.43–1.34) | 0.12 (0.06–0.24) | 0.33 (0.15–0.73) |
Legal status | ||||
   Legal | 4.05 (2.82–5.79) | 1.71 (1.11–2.63) | 3.96 (2.51–6.24) | 1.38 (0.81–2.36) |
   Undocumented or in process of regularization | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |