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Table 3 Association between acculturation and use of outpatient specialist care (odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals)§

From: Acculturation and use of health care services by Turkish and Moroccan migrants: a cross-sectional population-based study

 

Turkish

Moroccan

 
 

(N = 358)

Men (N = 157)

Women (N = 131)

Moroccan ethnicity1

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Sex2

1.28 (0.74-2.24)

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Age 3

1.01 (0.98-1.03)

1.03 (0.99-1.08)

1.00 (0.95-1.04)

Education 4

1.15 (0.60-2.18)

1.71 (0.55-5.26)

0.27 (0.08-0.95)*

Self reported health 5

1.73 (1.23-2.42)*

0.85 (0.48-1.51)

1.19 (0.65-2.17)

Number of chronic conditions 6

1.17 (0.98-1.40)

1.41 (1.05-1.89)*

1.33 (0.97-1.82)

Cultural orientation 7

1.14 (0.95-1.36)

0.76 (0.54-1.07)

1.17 (0.84-1.63)

Emancipation 7

1.04 (0.94-1.14)

0.81 (0.71-0.93)*

1.01 (0.86-1.18)

Communication in Dutch 7

0.90 (0.82-0.99)*

1.04 (0.87-1.24)

1.07 (0.92-1.24)

Social interaction 7

1.04 (0.91-1.18)

0.93 (0.75-1.16)

1.23 (0.90-1.54)

  1. § There was interaction between acculturation and ethnicity, and within the Moroccan subpopulation there was also interaction between acculturation and gender.
  2. * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.001
  3. 1 'Turkish ethnicity' served as reference category
  4. 2 'Male gender' served as reference category
  5. 3 Continuous variable (18 years or older). Each step equals +1 year
  6. 4 'Primary school at most' served as reference category
  7. 5 'Excellent self reported health' served as reference category
  8. 6 Continuous variable (range 0-11). Each step equals +1 chronic condition
  9. 7A higher score indicates higher acculturation
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