Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the native and immigrant patients.
| Total N = 904 | Natives 1 N = 585 | Immigrants 2 N = 319 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age mean (±SD) | 58 (18) | 61 (17) | 51 (16) | 0.00* |
| Gender | ||||
| Male, % | 46 | 47 | 45 | 0.47** |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Native Dutch 1 , N (%) | 585 (65) | - | - | - |
| Moroccan 2 , N (%) | 51 (6) | - | 51 (16) | - |
| Surinamese 2 , N (%) | 63 (7) | - | 63 (20) | - |
| Indonesian 2 , N (%) | 35 (4) | - | 35 (11) | - |
| Turkish 2 , N (%) | 56 (6) | - | 56 (18) | - |
| Remaining 2 , N (%) | 114 (12) | - | 114 (35) | - |
| First generation immigrants, N (%) | 244 (27) | - | 244 (77) | - |
| Married/living together, yes % | 53 | 53 | 52 | 0.48** |
| Having children, yes % | 56 | 52 | 62 | 0.01** |
| Low socio-economic status, yes % | 38 | 31 | 51 | 0.00** |
| History of psychiatric disorders, yes % | 27 | 25 | 30 | 0.12** |
| Physical Component Summary, mean (±SD) | 42 (10) | 41 (10) | 42 (9) | 0.13** |
| Hospital setting | ||||
| Inpatients, N (%) | 301 (33) | 196 (34) | 105 (33) | 0.86** |
| Outpatients and day therapy, N (%) | 603 (67) | 389 (66) | 214 (67) | |
| Specialism | ||||
| Surgery, N (%) | 449 (50) | 287 (49) | 162 (51) | 0.62** |
| Non-surgery, N (%) | 455 (50) | 298 (51) | 157 (49) | |
| Visits to outpatient clinics, median (range) | 6 (0–81) | 6 (0–81) | 7 (0–61) | 0.58*** |
| Number of admissions, median (range) | 1 (0–15) | 1 (0–15) | 1 (0–10) | 0.91*** |
1Patient born in the Netherlands and both parents born in the Netherlands
2 One or both parents born abroad
* Unpaired sample T-test
** Chi square test
*** Mann-Whitney U-test