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Table 9 β-coefficients for 10-year cardiovascular risk with 95% Confidence Intervals (CI), by place of birth with foreign-born as reference stratified for age groups

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

Variables

Age 18–40

N = 253

Age 41–50

N = 171

Age 51–60

N = 194

Age > 61

N = 212

Place of birth

 Foreign-born

0.00 (Ref)

0.00 (Ref)

0.00 (Ref)

0.00 (Ref)

 Sweden-born

-.21 (-.64—.21)

0.92 (-.22—2.06)

.49 (-1.21—2.20)

1.81 (-.30—3.93)

Education, years

  < 9

0.00 (Ref)

0.00 (Ref)

0.00 (Ref)

0.00 (Ref)

 9 to12

.01 (-.66—.68)

-1.12 (-2.63—.40)

.27 (-1.83—2.36)

-1.56 (-4.16—1.04)

  > 12

.10 (-.53—.73)

-1.38 (-2.65—-.12)*

-.46 (-2.33—1.42)

-.73 (-3.16—1.71)

Alcohol consumption, glasses a week

  ≤ 4

0.00 (Ref)

0.00 (Ref)

0.00 (Ref)

0.00 (Ref)

  > 4

.10 (-.74—.77)

0.67 (-1.13—2.47)

3.30 (1.18—5.40)*

1.52 (-.73—3.78)

  1. *P < .05