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. 2023 Nov 2;59(7):1153–1165. doi: 10.1007/s00127-023-02578-x

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study populations in Denmark and Sweden

Denmark Sweden
Refugees Migrant Descendants Majority Refugees Migrant Descendant Majority
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
Total populations (n) 18,776 15,536 15,894 16,185 14,072 13,705 760,262 725,088 84,423 68,721 64,027 65,131 12,372 11,664 1,253,036 1,184,543
Psychosis cases (n) 483 179 313 162 259 118 6229 4450 947 363 552 309 111 46 4739 2574
F2 diagnosis at first contact
 Schizophrenia (F20) (%) 32.7 31.5 33.0 25.5 30.1 35.0 34.8 33.7 9.3 6.1 9.1 5.5 6.3 4.4 6.4 5.4
 Schizotypal (F21) (%) 7.2 8.4 12.2 14.9 6.6 16.2 24.8 24.8 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.3 0.0 2.2 1.9 1.3
 Delusional (F22) (%) 12.6 14.6 13.1 8.1 16.2 6.0 9.0 6.7 7.1 7.4 6.9 11.3 11.7 8.7 8.6 8.1
 Brief psy. epi. (F23) (%) 32.9 34.8 31.4 35.4 35.5 27.4 20.4 20.2 33.2 37.7 29.7 39.8 17.1 30.4 36.3 42.0
 Other (F24–29) (%) 14.5 10.7 10.3 16.1 11.6 15.4 10.9 14.6 50.3 48.8 53.4 42.1 64.9 54.4 46.8 43.2
Type of admission
 In-patient (%) 38.3 37.6 43.9 44.7 37.8 29.9 30.0 27.7 55.9 57.6 54.4 56.6 49.6 41.3 51.8 51.2
 Spec. out-patient (%) 61.7 62.4 56.1 55.3 62.2 70.1 70.0 72.3 44.1 42.4 45.6 43.4 50.4 58.7 48.2 48.8
Low-inc familya (%) 31.7 30.0 15.0 15.7 18.6 19.1 7.4 8.8 32.8 28.1 23.1 24.0 17.5 18.4 6.1 8.5
Urban citya (%) 37.3 38.4 31.3 31.6 63.8 64.1 23.8 24.0 46.3 49.0 45.9 45.0 68.4 68.4 28.0 28.2
Socio-econ. covariatesb
 Unemployment (%) 51.8 53.3 19.2 24.2 42.4 47.3 36.6 45.1 59.5 55.2 47.0 43.2 51.5 47.9 41.0 39.8
 Sickness absence (%) 15.6 15.5 4.8 6.6 14.4 16.7 12.9 17.8 12.8 22.3 10.9 21.3 14.9 28.6 12.9 24.9
 Disability pension (%) 2.8 2.5 0.9 0.7 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.8 2.7 4.4 4.7 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.8
Age at first contact median 25 25 25 24 24 23 24 22 24 25 25 26 25 26 25 26
(IQR) (22–28) (21–29) (21–29) (21–28) (21–28) (21–28) (21–28) (20–27) (21–29) (21–29) (22–30) (22–31) (22–30) (23–30) (22–29) (22–30)

aMeasured year turning 18

bAt any point during study period