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. 2025 Sep 8;12:56. doi: 10.1186/s40621-025-00616-7

Table 2.

Odds ratios (OR) of occupational injuries due to accidents (OIA) for immigrant workers compared to native-born workers based on region of origin and reason for immigration in sweden, 2004-2020

Crude Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
a) Overall
Native-born (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second-generation immigrants 1.10 1.09 1.11 1.08 1.07 1.09 1.09 1.08 1.10 1.11 1.10 1.12
First-generation immigrants 1.41 1.40 1.42 1.46 1.46 1.47 1.60 1.55 1.64 1.59 1.54 1.63
b) Region of birth
Native-born (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
First-generation immigrants
 Nordic or EU/EFTA Member States 1.11 1.10 1.12 1.18 1.17 1.19 1.30 1.26 1.33 1.28 1.24 1.31
 non-EU/EFTA European countries 1.68 1.66 1.70 1.67 1.65 1.69 1.78 1.73 1.83 1.73 1.68 1.79
 North America or Oceania 0.73 0.69 0.77 0.92 0.87 0.98 1.03 0.97 1.09 1.12 1.05 1.19
 Africa 1.62 1.60 1.65 1.60 1.57 1.62 1.77 1.71 1.83 1.66 1.61 1.71
 Asia 1.12 1.10 1.14 1.17 1.15 1.19 1.29 1.25 1.33 1.32 1.28 1.36
 Middle East 1.86 1.84 1.88 1.94 1.91 1.96 2.11 2.04 2.17 2.17 2.11 2.24
 Other 1.55 1.52 1.57 1.60 1.57 1.63 1.72 1.66 1.78 1.76 1.70 1.81
c) Reason for immigration
Native-born (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
First-generation immigrants
 Work 0.62 0.61 0.64 0.79 0.77 0.81 0.86 0.84 0.88
 Family reunification or humanitarian 1.69 1.68 1.70 1.70 1.69 1.71 1.74 1.72 1.75
 Other 0.79 0.76 0.82 0.96 0.92 1.00 1.06 1.02 1.11

EU/EFTA: European Union/European Free Trade Association; OIA: Occupational injuries due to accidents

CI: Confidence intervals, OR: Odds ratios

Model 1: Adjusted for sex, age and education level

Model 2: Adjusted for sex, age, education level and time since immigration

Model 3: Adjusted for sex, age, education level, time since immigration (only for overall and region of birth), job change in previous year, high-risk industry, and full-time employment