Anna?Clara Hollander|Daniel Bruce|Jan Ekberg|Bo Burström|Carme Borrell|Solvig Ekblad
Longitudinal study of mortality among refugees in Sweden
Pompeu Fabra University|Karolinska Institutet|Linnaeus University|Pompeu Fabra University|Karolinska Institutet|Linnaeus University|Pompeu Fabra University|Karolinska Institutet|Linnaeus University|Pompeu Fabra University|Karolinska Institutet|Linnaeus University|Pompeu Fabra University|Karolinska Institutet|Linnaeus University|Pompeu Fabra University|Linnaeus University|Karolinska Institutet
refugee immigrants poorer health immigrant groups little known mortality comparison mortality among refugees nonrefugee immigrants liable exaggerate former latter includes labour migrants whose mortality risk may lower general population avoid bias labour migrants included study aim investigate mortality risks among refugees compared nonlabour nonrefugee immigrants swedenpopulationbased cohort design starting 1 january 1998 ending death censoring 31 december 2006 persons included study aged 1864 years received residence permit sweden 199298 defined swedish board migration either refugee nonlabour nonrefugee immigrant outcomes allcause causespecific mortalities main exposure refugee coxregression models estimated hazard ratios hrs mortalitythe study population totalled 86395 persons 493 women 242 refugees adjusted age origin refugee men overrisk cardiovascular mortality hr 158 95 ci 108233 socioeconomic factors added model refugee men still overrisk mortality cardiovascular disease hr 153 95 ci 104224 external causes hr 159 95 ci 101250refugee men sweden higher mortality risk cardiovascular external causes compared male nonlabour nonrefugee immigrants study suggests refugee experience resembles stressors terms association cardiovascular mortality