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Table 2 Significant differences between immigrant an non-immigrant groups in use of primary care by quality aspects and study characteristics (Multilevel logistic regression, B and standard error)*

From: Differences between immigrant and non-immigrant groups in the use of primary medical care; a systematic review

 

B

Se

Intercept

0.23

0.16

Quality aspects:

  

   Total quality score

0.75

0.19

   Adjustment for confounders at study level

-2.34

0.81

   Culturally adjusted questionnaire

-1.83

0.52

Study characteristics:

  

   Country US

1.67

0.60

   Publication year

-0.00

0.04

   Adjustment confounders outcome level

-0.00

0.41

   Sample size majority reference group

0.00

0.00

   Sample size immigrant groups

-0.00

0.00

   Length of reference period of use

-0.15

0.26

   Background immigrant groups a

  

European

1.69

0.92

African

0.14

0.77

Asian

0.92

0.56

(South/central) American

0.23

0.60

Variance study levelb

0

0

Variance outcome level

0.92

0.09

  1. * significant differences are printed in bold (p < 0.05)
  2. a the mixed immigrant category served as the reference group
  3. b the introduction of variables at study level resulted in the disappearance of the initial variance at the study level compared to the 0 model with only a constant