Table 5.
HRs and 95% CIs of disability pension and mortality among refugees with specific somatic disorders compared with Swedish-born individuals with similar somatic disorders, resident in Sweden in 2009; follow-up 2010–2013
| Disability pension (n=4 058 718) | Mortality (n=4 373 640) | |||||
| n (%)* | Crude | Adjusted† | n (%)* | Crude | Adjusted† | |
| Anxiety | ||||||
| Swedish-born individuals | 4880 (6.73) | 1 | 1 | 2353 (2.19) | 1 | 1 |
| Refugees | 538 (10.25) | 1.55 (1.42 to 1.69) | 1.16 (1.06 to 1.28) | 104 (1.35) | 0.62 (0.51 to 0.75) | 0.52 (0.43 to 0.64) |
| Bipolar disorder | ||||||
| Swedish-born individuals | 1427 (12.7) | 1 | 1 | 586 (2.82) | 1 | 1 |
| Refugees | 60 (16.00) | 1.35 (1.04 to 1.74) | 1.12 (0.86 to 1.46) | 6 (0.96) | 0.34 (0.15 to 0.76) | 0.37 (0.16 to 0.82) |
| Depressive disorders | ||||||
| Swedish-born individuals | 5416 (7.32) | 1 | 1 | 2388 (2.27) | 1 | 1 |
| Refugees | 809 (12.52) | 1.76 (1.63 to 1.89) | 1.31 (1.21 to 1.41) | 144 (1.47) | 0.65 (0.55 to 0.77) | 0.50 (0.42 to 0.60) |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | ||||||
| Swedish-born individuals | 341 (12.17) | 1 | 1 | 95 (1.87) | 1 | 1 |
| Refugees | 439 (15.01) | 1.25 (1.09 to 1.44) | 1.03 (0.87 to 1.23) | 54 (1.10) | 0.59 (0.42 to 0.83) | 0.37 (0.25 to 0.54) |
| Other stress disorders | ||||||
| Swedish-born individuals | 2160 (6.00) | 1 | 1 | 958 (1.97) | 1 | 1 |
| Refugees | 364 (8.87) | 1.51 (1.35 to 1.68) | 1.15 (1.02 to 1.29) | 53 (0.98) | 0.50 (0.38 to 0.66) | 0.41 (0.31 to 0.55) |
| Other mental disorders | ||||||
| Swedish-born individuals | 7176 (7.35) | 1 | 1 | 6674 (4.08) | 1 | 1 |
| Refugees | 581 (10.46) | 1.45 (1.33 to 1.58) | 1.17 (1.07 to 1.28) | 191 (2.13) | 0.52 (0.45 to 0.60) | 0.51 (0.44 to 0.59) |
*Number of individuals with the outcome during the follow-up period.
†Adjusted for sociodemographic factors, that is, sex, age, educational level, type of living area, family situation, measured on 31st of December 2009; work-related factors, that is, income from work and unemployment during 2009; and health-related factors, that is, sickness absence during 2009 and a main or secondary diagnosis of a somatic disorder from inpatient or specialised outpatient healthcare 2006–2009 according to International Classification of Disorders version 10: A00–E99, G00–Z99.