From: Ethnic differences in Internal Medicine referrals and diagnosis in the Netherlands
A Referrals to Internal Medicine outpatient care by Ethnicity (Relative risks (CI 95%) with Dutch as reference; age 15–70). | ||||||
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 | Surinamese | Turkish | Moroccan | Antillean/Aruban | Cape Verdean | p-value* |
Referral area Erasmus MC N = 320 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Adjusted for sex and age | 1.47 (1.05–2.06) | 1.82 (1.29–2.56) | 1.49 (1.00–2.21) | 1.46 (0.78–2.75) | 1.29 (0.85–1.97) | 0.02 |
Additional adjustment for socio-economic status | 1.49 (1.06–2.07) | 1.84 (1.31–2.59) | 1.50 (1.01–2.24) | 1.49 (0.79–2.80) | 1.30 (0.86–1.99) | 0.02 |
Municipality of Rotterdam N = 1332 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Adjusted for sex and age | 1.88 (1.58–2.24) | 2.05 (1.68–2.50) | 1.88 (1.48–2.39) | 1.67 (1.24–2.26) | 1.99 (1.49–2.67) | <0.001 |
Additional adjustment for socio-economic status | 1.83 (1.53–2.19) | 1.97 (1.59–2.42) | 1.79 (1.40–2.29) | 1.65 (1.22–2.24) | 1.88 (1.40–2.54) | <0.001 |
B | ||||||
Relative risks (CI 95%) for the use of outpatient care | ||||||
N = 385 | ||||||
Comparison | Relative riska | |||||
1st generation immigrants versus Dutch | 1.85 (1.51–2.25) | |||||
2nd generation immigrants versus Dutch | 1.08 (0.72–1.63) | |||||
2nd generation versus 1st generation immigrants | 0.59 (0.39–0.88) |