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. 2019 Nov 5;16(11):e1002944. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002944

Table 2. Unadjusted and adjusted HRs by migrant status.

Substance use disorder N Percent Unadjusted Adjusted p-value
HR 95% CI p-value HR1 95% CI
Any substance use disorder
Swedish-born 38,971 3.5 1 1
Non-refugee migrants 1,223 1.2 0.42 0.39 0.44 <0.001 0.46 0.43 0.49 <0.001
Refugees 223 1.3 0.42 0.37 0.48 <0.001 0.52 0.46 0.60 <0.001
Refugees versus non-refugee migrants - - 1.02 0.88 1.18 0.78 1.15 0.99 1.32 0.06
Alcohol use disorder
Swedish-born 29,444 2.6 1 1
Non-refugee migrants 690 0.7 0.30 0.28 0.33 <0.001 0.35 0.32 0.39 <0.001
Refugees 117 0.7 0.29 0.24 0.34 <0.001 0.38 0.31 0.46 <0.001
Refugees versus non-refugee migrants - - 0.95 0.78 1.15 0.58 1.06 0.87 1.30 0.54
Cannabis use disorder
Swedish-born 4,381 0.4 1 1
Non-refugee migrants 301 0.3 0.96 0.85 1.08 0.49 0.81 0.70 0.93 0.003
Refugees 52 0.3 0.93 0.71 1.22 0.59 0.96 0.72 1.29 0.78
Refugees versus non-refugee migrants - - 0.97 0.72 1.30 0.92 1.18 0.88 1.59 0.27
Polydrug use disorder
Swedish-born 7,553 0.7 1 1
Non-refugee migrants 246 0.2 0.48 0.43 0.55 <0.001 0.44 0.37 0.51 <0.001
Refugees 53 0.3 0.59 0.45 0.77 <0.001 0.58 0.44 0.78 <0.001
Refugees versus non-refugee migrants - - 1.21 0.90 1.63 0.21 1.34 0.99 1.80 0.06

1Adjusted for age, sex, birth year, family income, family employment, population density, and PTSD diagnosis.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio