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. 2015 Jun 12;10(6):e0129916. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129916

Table 3. All-cause mortality rate ratios (MRRs) with 95% confidence intervals in Turkish- and Moroccan-born immigrants in three European countries, compared with the local-born population a and with peers in the Netherlands, stratified by sex and age group.

Men Women
20–44 years 45–69 years 20–44 years 45–69 years
MRR b vs. peers MRR b vs. local-born MRR b vs. peers MRR b vs. local-born MRR b vs. peers MRR b vs. local-born MRR b vs. peers MRR b vs. local-born
Local-born
Netherlands 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.)
France 1.49 (1.47–1.52) 1.08 (1.08–1.09) 0.95 (0.93–0.97) 0.75 (0.74–0.76)
Denmark 1.70 (1.66–1.73) 1.36 (1.35–1.37) 1.28 (1.24–1.32) 1.49 (1.48–1.51)
Turkish-born
Netherlands 1.0 (ref.) 1.13 (1.06–1.22) 1.0 (ref.) 1.18 (1.14–1.23) 1.0 (ref.) 0.85 (0.77–0.95) 1.0 (ref.) 0.90 (0.84–0.96)
France 0.76 (0.64–0.89) 0.57 (0.49–0.67) 0.61 (0.56–0.67) 0.63 (0.58–0.69) 0.63 (0.48–0.83) 0.56 (0.43–0.72) 0.57 (0.49–0.67) 0.64 (0.55–0.74)
Denmark 1.28 (1.03–1.59) 0.89 (0.72–1.09) 2.22 (1.98–2.49) 1.88 (1.69–2.09) 1.54 (1.13–2.10) 1.07 (0.80–1.43) 2.41 (2.00–2.91) 1.47 (1.24–1.75)
Moroccan-born
Netherlands 1.0 (ref.) 1.12 (1.03–1.21) 1.0 (ref.) 0.73 (0.70–0.77) 1.0 (ref.) 0.96 (0.86–1.08) 1.0 (ref.) 0.78 (0.71–0.84)
France 0.90 (0.80–1.02) 0.65 (0.59–0.71) 0.92 (0.86–0.97) 0.62 (0.60–0.64) 0.74 (0.62–0.88) 0.70 (0.61–0.80) 0.79 (0.72–0.87) 0.79 (0.75–0.84)
Denmark 1.93 (1.33–2.80) 1.34 (0.93–1.92) 2.28 (1.69–3.08) 1.29 (0.96–1.74) 1.18 (0.56–2.49) 0.93 (0.44–1.95) 1.58 (0.85–2.95) 0.84 (0.45–1.56)

aThe reference group was the local-born population in the respective country of residence.

bMortality rate ratios were adjusted for age. MRR = mortality rate ratios. CI = confidence interval.