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Table 2 Health outcomes of the migration status missing values (MS-MV) and the immigrant population (CASEN survey 2006), overall and by age group and sex

From: What are the living conditions and health status of those who don’t report their migration status? a population-based study in Chile

Health outcomes (crude and stratified by age groups and sex)

Immigrant population 1%total sample, n = 154 431 weighted population (1877 real observations)

MS-MV GROUP 0.67% total sample, n = 108 599 weighted population (1477 real observations)

% or mean

95% CI

% or mean

95% CI

Any disability**

3.55

2.49-5.02

7.42

5.28-10.33

By age groups:

<16 years old

2.18

0.74-6.23

1.93

0.90-4.11

16–65 years old**

2.96

1.85-4.72

9.67

6.16-14.86

>65 years old

12.39

7.04-20.90

26.42

15.66-40.97

By sex:

Male

4.33

2.57-7.22

8.85

5.90-13.08

Female

2.90

1.84-4.54

5.89

3.76-9.12

Any chronic condition or cancer

3.90

2.68-5.63

4.26

2.84-6.34

By age groups:

<16 years old**

0.003

0.00-0.28

2.15

0.84-5.42

16–65 years old

2.83

1.84-4.33

3.89

2.31-6.49

>65 years old

22.61

11.94-38.63

19.29

9.75-34.59

By sex:

Male

3.68

1.94-6.88

3.72

1.98-6.87

Female

4.09

2.60-6.39

4.83

2.95-7.83

Any health problem/ accident

10.80

8.70-13.32

14.12

11.21-17.65

By age groups:

<16 years old

6.92

3.80-12.28

12.63

8.77-17.86

16–65 years old

10.44

8.25-13.13

13.51

9.62-18.66

>65 years old

21.36

11.00-37.38

27.02

14.77-44.16

By sex:

Male

9.09

6.41-12.76

12.19

8.80-16.66

Female

12.14

9.32-15.64

16.19

12.20-21.17

Any hospitalisation/ surgery**

10.80

8.70-13.32

4.59

3.26-6.42

By age groups:

<16 years old

2.76

0.67-10.62

3.46

1.85-6.38

16–65 years old

5.92

4.28-8.15

5.08

3.16-8.09

>65 years old

16.03

6.85-33.13

8.24

3.37-18.75

By sex:

Male

4.85

2.63-8.77

4.42

2.63-7.32

Female

7.37

5.24-10.27

4.77

3.06-7.36

Number of medical attentions

X = 2.24

1.81-2.66

X = 2.67

1.94-3.40

By age groups:

<16 years old

1.52

1.15-1.89

2.31

1.53-3.08

16–65 years old

2.19

1.69-2.70

3.27

1.53-3.78

>65 years old

3.19

1.81-4.57

2.66

1.53-3.78

By sex:

Male

2.43

1.66-3.21

2.08

1.02-3.14

Female

2.11

1.62-2.59

3.36

2.37-4.35

Number of emergency attentions**

X = 1.13

1.02-1.25

X = 1.40

1.29-1.60

By age groups:

<16 years old

1.30

0.85-1.74

1.50

1.19-1.81

16–65 years old

1.11

0.98-1.23

1.28

1.05-1.50

>65 years old

1.19

0.76-1.61

1.08

0.88-1.27

By sex:

Male

1.11

0.98-1.24

1.44

1.13-1.75

Female

1.15

0.98-1.32

1.36

1.14-1.59

  1. *p value <0.05 when comparing the same category between MS-MV and the immigrant population (chi2 test or t-test for independent samples).
  2. **p value <0.001 when comparing the same category between MS-MV and the immigrant population (chi2 test or t-test for independent samples).
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