Research Article

Utilization of In-Hospital Care among Foreign-Born Compared to Native Swedes 1987–1999

Table 4

Number of hospital admissions (mean) in relation to gender for deceased persons 1987–1999 in four ICD groups.

DiagnosisForeign-born menSwedish-born menForeign-born womenSwedish-born women
Age
1970 
(95% CI)
Admissions 
(range)
Age
1970 
(95% CI)
Admissions 
(range)
value Age
1970 
(95% CI)
Admissions 
(range)
Age
1970 
(95% CI)
Admissions 
(range)
value

Neoplasm 764646.0*  
(45.8, 46.2)
7.0 
(1, 115)
842447.8 
(46.6, 47.0)
7.0 
(1, 134)
0.717772647.0 
(46.8, 47.3)
7.4 
(1, 125)
822747.0 
(46.7, 47.2)
7.3 
(1, 79)
0.488

Diseases of the circ. syst. 11 61549.6* 
(49.4, 49.8)
6.0 
(1, 107)
13 15651.0 
(50.8, 51.2)
6.0 
(1, 99)
0.77612 75356.6* 
(56.4, 56.8)
5.9 
(1, 114)
13 42657.2 
(57.0, 57.4)
5.8 
(1, 107)
0.746

Injury and poisoning 93338.5* 
(37.6, 39.4)
4.5 
(1, 96)
99641.0 
(40.1, 41.8)
5.4 
(1, 95)
0.02467246.1** 
(44.9, 47.4)
4.9 
(1, 74)
67549.3 
(48.0, 50.5)
5.1 
(1, 52)
0.641

Signs and ill-defined conditions 42646.1* 
(44.9, 47.4)
5.3 
(1, 60)
21451.5 
(49.5, 53.6)
6.5 
(1, 76)
0.00344859.5*** 
(58.4, 60.6)
5.5 
(1, 52)
36362.1 
(61.1, 63.2)
5.9 
(1, 55)
0.034

* ** *** .