Table 3.

Incidence of osteoporotic fractures in Swedish-born and foreign-born men expressed as hazard ratios (HR) with 99% confidence intervals (99% CI)

	Born in Sweden			Foreign-born
	HR*	99% CI		HR*	99% CI
Birth year	0.94	0.94	0.94	0.93	0.93	0.93
Time of stay in Sweden (ref. ≥ 30 years)
Unknown				0.94	0.85	1.04
< 10				1.82	1.54	2.14
10–19				0.95	0.82	1.10
20–29				0.85	0.77	0.93
Educational level (ref. ≤ 9 years)
10–12	1.08	1.05	1.10	1.26	1.14	1.38
> 12	1.03	1.00	1.05	1.19	1.10	1.29
Region of residence (ref. Large cities)
Southern Sweden	0.71	0.69	0.73	0.85	0.78	0.93
Northern Sweden	0.49	0.48	0.51	0.35	0.31	0.39
Marital status (ref. Married)	0.72	0.70	0.73	0.78	0.72	0.84
Neighbourhood deprivation (ref. Low)
Middle	1.11	1.08	1.15	1.01	0.90	1.13
High	1.14	1.10	1.19	1.02	0.88	1.16
Unknown	0.57	0.55	0.59	0.71	0.62	0.80
Hospitalization of COPD	1.40	1.36	1.45	1.57	1.43	1.73
Hospitalization diabetes	1.15	1.12	1.18	1.19	1.09	1.30
Hospitalization of alcoholism	2.57	2.46	2.68	3.15	2.77	3.59
Hospitalization of stroke	1.42	1.38	1.45	1.53	1.40	1.66
Hospitalization of hypertension	0.89	0.87	0.91	1.03	0.96	1.11
Hospitalization of cancer	1.10	1.08	1.12	1.25	1.16	1.35
Hospitalization of liver disease	1.21	1.11	1.31	1.24	0.96	1.60
Hospitalization of endocrine disorders	1.23	1.12	1.35	1.43	1.07	1.91
Hospitalization of rheumatoid arthritis	1.50	1.39	1.61	1.81	1.41	2.33
Hospitalization of intestinal malabsorption	1.49	1.27	1.75	1.35	0.59	3.07
Hospitalization of systemic connective tissue disorders	1.14	1.06	1.22	1.07	0.81	1.41

*Fully adjusted: COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease