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Table 4 Association between length of stay in Norway and reason for migration and use of Primary Health care Services

From: Differential utilization of primary health care services among older immigrants and Norwegians: a register-based comparative study in Norway

 

High income country immigrants

Other income country immigrants

 

Model 1 OR (95% CI)

Model 2 OR (95% CI)

Model 1 OR (95% CI)

Model 2 OR (95% CI)

Individuals in the model

53891

42969

35970

28936

Short length of stay (under 14 years) (Reference)

1

1

1

1

Long length of stay (14 years or more)

2.45 (2.35-2.57)

1.32 (1.23-1.42)

1.29 (1.23-1.36)

0.99 (0.92-1.06)

Reason for migration

Individuals in the model

14588

5732

15676

10569

Family reunification (Reference)

1

1

1

1

Labour immigrants

0.32 (0.29-0.35)

0.63 (0.52-0.76)

0.45 (0.38-0.53)

0.74 (0.57-0.97)

Refugees

1.93 (1.59-2.35)

1.55 (1.22-1.97)

1.73 (1.59-1.88)

1.32 (1.17-1.48)

Education/other

1.07 (0.97-1.17)

1.01 (0.87-1.16)

0.54 (0.44-0.67)

0.70 (0.50-0.96)

  1. Model 1: Adjusted for age and gender.
  2. Model 2: Adjusted for age, gender, education and income levels.
  3. Logistic regression analyses for immigrants from high-income and other income countries. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).