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Table 4 Ethnic differences in diagnosis. N = 988

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

 

N total

Dutch

Immigrants

Odds ratios abc

Diagnose category 'risk vascular diseases, including diabetes mellitus'

143

93

52

1.12 (0.72–1.72)

Diagnose category 'Liver diseases'

75

32

43

1.75* (1.00–3.07)

Diagnose category 'Gastro-intestinal'

200

118

82

1.07 (0.74–1.55)

Diagnose category 'Analysis without diagnosis'

278

194

84

0.68* (0.48–0.95)

Diagnose category 'Endocrinology without diabetes mellitus'

108

60

48

0.90 (0.56–1.44)

Remaining category

184

127

55

1.17 (0.76–1.81)

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