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Table 6 Hospital admissions 2008–2011. Incidence rate ratios following poisson regression analysis. Adjusted for age, gender, family income, educational attainments, geographical location, reason for migrating and length of stay in Norway (95% C.I)

From: How social and geographical backgrounds affect hospital admission with a serious condition: a comparison of 11 immigrant groups with native-born Norwegians

Norway (ref)

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Sweden

0.87***

(0.84–0.92)

Poland

1.02

(0.94–1.10)

Bosnia

0.93

(0.86–1.01)

Russia

1.02

(0.92–1.13)

Somalia

0.71***

(0.65–0.78)

Turkey

0.93*

(0.86–0.99)

Sri Lanka

1.08*

(1.00–1.16)

Iraq

1.03

(0.95–1.12)

Iran

1.06

(0.99–1.13)

Pakistan

1.50***

(1.44–1.57)

Vietnam

0.60***

(0.56–0.65)

Log Likelihood

−1,329,806

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. Definition of variables: Gender: male = 1, female =2. Age: 20–29 = reference, additional four variables for each age group 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69. Family income: lowest incom quintile = reference, additional four variables for each quintile
  3. Education: Primary education (1-10th grade) = reference, additional three variables with the highest completed educational leve, secondary education (10th -14th grade), lower level university education (14th – 17th grade) and higher level university education (more than 18 years). Motive for migration: four variables: Labor migant/other, family reunion/other, asylum-seeker/other, education/other. Length of stay: Arrived after 2000/other. Four variables describing level-of-living conditions in resident municipality/city district (Oslo): More than 42,9% of population 20–66 years with a university level education/other, more than 5,5% of population 20–66 years recipients of social assistance/other, more than 7,5% of population 16–67 years recipients of disability benefit/other, level of unemployment more than 3,8% of adult population 20–66 years/other
  4. 1Individuals with missing education was excluded from the analysis