Table 2 Age-adjusted rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for emergency room utilization by country of origin. Arnau de Vilanova Hospital (Lleida, Spain), 2004–2005.
Men | Women | Women (excluding gynecologic and obstetric diagnoses) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country of origin | Rate ratio | 95% CI | Rate ratio | 95% CI | Rate ratio | 95% CI |
Latin American | 1.44 | 1.35–1.54 | 1.89 | 1.81–1.98 | 1.94 | 1.85–2.04 |
Eastern Europe | 1.12 | 1.04–1.22 | 1.73 | 1.63–1.83 | 1.73 | 1.62–1.85 |
Maghreb | 2.07 | 1.97–2.16 | 3.52 | 3.34–3.71 | 3.30 | 3.11–3.50 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.98 | 0.92–1.04 | 2.64 | 2.48–2.81 | 2.47 | 2.30–2.65 |
Other low-income countries | 1.09 | 0.92–1.30 | 1.15 | 0.95–1.39 | 1.12 | 0.90–1.39 |
High-income countries | 1.83 | 1.62–2.07 | 2.27 | 2.01–2.57 | 2.32 | 2.03–2.65 |
All immigrants (except high-income countries) | 1.42 | 1.38–1.47 | 2.19 | 2.13–2.26 | 2.15 | 2.08–2.23 |