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Table 10 β-coefficientsa for 10-year cardiovascular risk with 95% Confidence Intervals (CI), by place of birth in Iraq, Iran, and Turkey with Sweden-born as reference

From: Comparison of Framingham 10-year cardiovascular risks in Sweden- and foreign-born primary health care patients in Sweden

Variables

Unadjusted

 + education, alcohol

Place of birth

 Sweden-born

0.00 (Ref)

0.00 (Ref)

 Born in Iraq

- 4.22 (-6.01—-2.43)*

-3.00 (-4.85—-1.15)**

 Born in Iran

-3.24 (-5.08—-1.41)**

-1.92 (-3.82—-.007)***

 Born in Turkey

-3.38 (-4.90—-1.88)**

-3.67 (-5.41—-2.10)*

Education, years

  < 9

 

0.00 (Ref)

 9 to12

 

-2.70 (-4.40—-.99)***

  > 12

 

-3.10 (-4.72—-1.48)*

Alcohol consumption, glasses a week

  ≤ 4

 

0.00 (Ref)

  > 4

 

3.02 (1.48—4.56)*

  1. *P < .0001
  2. **P < .001
  3. ***P < .05 
  4. aLinear regression with unadjusted (crude) β-coefficients and all adjusted coefficients (in column + education and alcohol)