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Table 3 Ethnic differences in referral reasons. N = 988

From: Ethnic differences in Internal Medicine referrals and diagnosis in the Netherlands

 

N total

Dutch

Immigrants

Odds ratios abc

Indefinite, ambiguous signs

144

119

25

0.46* (0.27–0.77)

Signs & symptoms gastro-intestinal

298

160

138

1.45* (1.05–2.00)

Risk for vascular diseases

139

88

51

1.11 (0.71–1.71)

Remaining category

407

257

150

0.90 (0.66–1.23)

  1. a Adjusted for sex, age and SES.
  2. b Confidence Interval 95%
  3. c Immigrants versus Dutch as reference.
  4. *p < 0.05