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Table 2 Stratified analyses of SES in relation to incidence of CVD according to country of birth

From: A registry-based follow-up study, comparing the incidence of cardiovascular disease in native Danes and immigrants born in Turkey, Pakistan and the former Yugoslavia: do social inequalities play a role?

 

Denmark

Turkey

Former Yugoslavia

Pakistan

Men

    

Employment (P = 0.1065)*

    

   Employed

1

1

1

1

   Out of work

1.82 (1.77-1.87)

1.36 (1.03-1.80)

1.06 (0.72-1.55)

1.64 (1.17-2.29)

   Retired

1.15 (1.12-1.18)

0.63 (0.43-0.94)

0.53 (0.30-0.91)

0.93 (0.59-1.46)

Income (P = 0.0886) *

    

   High (above average)

1

1

1

1

   Low (below average)

1.36 (1.33-1.38)

0.79 (0.51-1.21)

1.25 (0.70-1.98)

1.25 (0.68-2.31)

Housing (P = 0.0712)*

    

   Self-owned

1

1

1

1

   Rental-occupied

1.55 (1.23-1.28)

1.00 (0.71-1.38)

1.07 (0.80-1.50)

1.05 (0.63-1.40)

Women

    

Employment (P = 0.0611)*

    

   Employed

1

1

1

1

   Out of work

1.90 (1.90-2.03)

1.11 (0.70-1.76)

1.80 (0.99-2.30)

1.67 (1.06-1.65)

   Retired

1.37 (1.32-1.42)

0.65 (0.33-1.28)

1.12 (0.46-2.72)

0.46 (0.23-0.95)

Income (P = 0.4811)*

    

   High (above average)

1

1

1

1

   Low (below average)

1.46 (1.42-1.49)

1.81 (0.79-4.18)

1.26 (0.75-2.10)

1.32 (0.57-3.05)

Housing conditions (P = 0.3115)*

    

   Self-owned

1

1

1

1

   Rental-occupied

1.25 (1.23-1.28)

0.93 (0.57-1.51)

1.73 (1.08-2.77)

1.46 (0.87-2.47)

  1. The values represent Hazard ratio estimates (95% confidence interval)
  2. All models are adjusted for marital status and age
  3. *P-values from Cox regression analyses (country of birth*SES)