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

Table 5

Days in hospital during the two latest admissions stratified for age groups among foreign and Swedish-born persons with deceased in four different diagnose groups 1992–1999.

Age (years)	Foreign-born			Swedish-born			𝑃 value
	𝑛	Days in hospital mean	Range	𝑛	Days in hospital mean	Range
Neoplasm
65–84	6294	28.8	0, 1625	7011	28.7	0, 1305	0.889
45–64	2849	26.9	0, 528	2880	26.6	0, 902	0.621
25–44	73	26.2	2, 106	71	33.5	1, 873	0.305
Diseases of the circulatory system
65–84	9588	35.6	0, 2532	10 636	34.7	0, 2253	0.265
45–64	2184	19.4	0, 1477	1882	17.3	0, 1254	0.026
25–44	45	12.5	0, 188	27	15.3	0, 143	0.903
Injury and poisoning
65–84	283	32.3	0, 2054	349	32.4	0, 832	0.011
45–64	365	24.8	0, 2474	354	25.5	0, 1091	0.509
25–44	71	39.7	0, 1738	47	17.1	1, 159	0.630
Signs and ill-defined conditions
65–84	275	26.5	0, 922	109	32.7	1, 539	0.015
45–64	144	13.2	0, 136	64	39.8	0, 1671	0.307
25–44	2	8.5	7, 10	2	8.0	4, 12	1.00