Table 4 Hazard ratios (RR) of sex specific cardiovascular (CVD) mortality estimated by migrant status and region of birth, adjusting for age and income

Asia

0.67

(0.09 – 4.75)

1

0.68

-

-

0

-

Eastern Europe

-

-

0

-

1.48

(0.47 – 4.60)

3

0.50

Former Yugoslavia

0.83

(0.62 – 1.11)

51

0.205

0.73

(0.58 – 0.93)

82

0.0102

Iraq

1.31

(0.65 – 2.63)

8

0.45

0.68

(0.40 – 1.19)

13

0.18

Middle East

0.78

(0.37 – 1.65)

7

0.51

0.43

(0.21 – 0.86)

8

0.017

North Africa

0.19

(0.03 – 1.32)

1

0.090

0.77

(0.35 – 1.73)

6

0.53

Sub-Saharan Africa

-

-

0

-

-

-

0

-

All

0.80

(0.62 – 1.03)

68

0.0861

0.68

(0.55 – 0.84)

112

0.0003

Female immigrants

n = 18,132

Male immigrants

n = 8,634

Region of origin

RR

95%CI

n

p-value

RR

95%CI

n

p-value

Asia

0.34

(0.13 – 0.91)

4

0.031

0.25

(0.08 – 0.77)

3

0.0159

Eastern Europe

0.31

(0.11 – 0.83)

4

0.02

0.72

(0.23 – 2.29)

3

0.58

Former Yugoslavia

0.69

(0.26 – 1.85)

4

0.45

0.52

(0.17 – 1.64)

3

0.26

Iraq

-

-

0

-

0.88

(0.22 – 3.54)

2

0.86

Middle East

0.53

(0.26 – 1.08)

8

0.08

0.49

(0.24 – 1.00)

8

0.049

North Africa

0.31

(0.04 – 2.20)

1

0.24

0.88

(0.37 – 2.15)

5

0.79

Sub-Saharan Africa

-

-

0

-

2.06

(0.67 – 6.51)

3

0.21

All

0.39

(0.25 – 0.61)

21

< 0.0001

0.57

(0.38 – 0.84)

27

0.005