Table 4.

HRs* for cardiovascular and psychiatric diagnoses and mortality of Western migrants and non-Western migrants for early labour market attachment (0–2 or 3–6 years between 1991 and 1996) for the periods 1997–2002 and 2003–2008 compared with native Swedes

	Time period	Population	0–2 years	3–6 years
			HR (95% CI)
Cardiovascular	1997–2002	Sweden	1	1
		Western	0.35 (0.20 to 0.61)	0.89 (0.67 to 1.19)
		Non-Western	1.12 (1.01 to 1.24)	1.17 (1.04 to 1.31)
	2003–2008	Sweden	1	1
		Western	0.71 (0.49 to 1.02)	0.89 (0.71 to 1.12)
		Non-Western	1.21 (1.11 to 1.31)	1.35 (1.24 to 1.47)
Psychiatric	1997–2002	Sweden	1	1
		Western	0.70 (0.50 to 0.98)	1.05 (0.79 to 1.39)
		Non-Western	0.92 (0.86 to 1.04)	1.48 (1.31 to 1.68)
	2003–2008	Sweden	1	1
		Western	0.87 (0.60 to 1.25)	1.03 (0.77 to 1.39)
		Non-Western	1.06 (0.97 to 1.17)	1.80 (1.61 to 2.01)
Mortality	1997–2002	Sweden	1	1
		Western	0.32 (0.22 to 0.48)	1.35 (1.03 to 1.77)
		Non-Western	0.31 (0.27 to 0.36)	0.75 (0.63 to 0.90)
	2003–2008	Sweden	1	1
		Western	0.33 (0.22 to 0.50)	0.94 (0.72 to 1.23)
		Non-Western	0.31 (0.28 to 0.36)	0.81 (0.70 to 0.92)

*Adjusted for sex, age and educational level.