Table 1 Adjusted ORs (95% CIs) for gender differences in health and health care utilisation per ethnic group*
Indigenous (N = 7,789) | Morocco (N = 397) | Netherlands Antilles (N = 284) | Turkey (N = 437) | Surinam (N = 394) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health | |||||
(Very) poor general health status | 1.14 [1.01–1.29] | 1.95 [1.27–3.01] | .92 [.53–1.59] | 2.72 [1.76–4.18] | 2.02 [1.17–3.47] |
> 1 acute condition (14 days) | 1.89 [1.70–2.10] | 2.87 [1.77–4.67] | 2.01 [1.15–3.53] | 4.48 [2.69–7.48] | 1.97 [1.21–3.21] |
≥ 1 chronic conditions (12 months) | 1.53 [1.39–1.70] | 2.33 [1.53–3.56] | 1.35 [.80–2.28] | 3.49 [2.30–5.30] | 2.27 [1.40–3.68] |
Health care utilisation | |||||
Contact general practitioner (2 months) | 1.29 [1.18–1.43] | 1.73 [1.12–2.67] | 1.99 [1.16–3.41] | 1.32 [.87–1.99] | .90 [.56–1.44] |
Contact outpatient medical specialist (12 months) | 1.07 [.97–1.19] | .97 [.61–1.53] | 1.78 [.99–3.18] | 1.15 [.73–1.83] | .73 [.45–1.20] |
Hospitalisation (12 months) | 1.00 [.83–1.19] | .98 [.44–2.21] | 1.60 [.63–4.06] | 4.03 [1.50–10.80] | 1.28 [.46–3.55] |
Contact physiotherapist (12 months) | 1.16 [1.01–1.32] | .81 [.43–1.53] | 1.31 [.58–2.97] | 1.14 [.63–2.07] | .57 [.31–1.03] |
Contact ambulatory mental health care (12 months) | 1.43 [1.17–1.76] | 2.92 [1.16–7.36] | 1.03 [.47–2.22] | .81 [.43–1.55] | 2.36 [.79–7.06] |
Use of prescribed medication (14 days) | 1.10 [.98–1.22] | 1.29 [.78–2.15] | 1.06 [.57–1.95] | .98 [.61–1.58] | .89 [.53–1.52] |
Use of over the counter medication (14 days) | 1.68 [1.52–1.85] | 1.43 [.91–2.25] | 1.23 [.72–2.09] | .96 [.62–1.47] | 1.26 [.77–2.07] |