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Table 2 Incidence rate ratio (IRR) for hospital diagnosed somatic disease among migrants with PTSD and depression (N = 407) and migrants without diagnosed psychiatric disorder (N = 91,697)

From: Somatic comorbidity among migrants with posttraumatic stress disorder and depression – a prospective cohort study

 

Proportion

IRR (95% CI)

Diagnosis (ICD-10 code)

% (N)

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

No psychiatric disorder

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

PTSD and depression

 Infectiology (A00-B99)

13.8 (56)

1.36 (1.05–1.77)*

1.41 (1.10–1.84)**

1.61 (1.12–2.10)**

1.89 (1.45–2.48)**

 Oncology (C00-D48)

11.8 (48)

1.21 (0.91–1.61)

1.12 (0.84–1.48)

1.24 (0.93–1.65)

1.30 (0.97–1.73)

 Haematology (D50-D89)

5.2 (21)

1.49 (0.97–2.30)

1.51 (0.98–2.32)

1.63 (1.05–2.54)*

1.44 (0.92–2.24)

 Endocrinology (E00-E90)

23.3 (95)

1.63 (1.33–1.99)**

1.62 (1.32–1.98)**

1.72 (1.40–2.11)**

1.43 (1.17–1.75)**

 Neurology (G00-G99)

22.4 (91)

3.02 (2.45–3.71)**

2.79 (2.27–3.43)**

2.70 (2.18–3.33)**

2.35 (1.91–2.91)**

 Otolaryngology (H00-H59)

10.8 (44)

1.53 (1.11–2.12)**

1.43 (1.04–1.98)*

1.44 (1.03–2.01)*

1.38 (0.99–1.92)

 Ophthalmology (H60-H95)

9.1 (37)

2.32 (1.72–3.12)**

2.15 (1.60–2.90)**

1.94 (1.41–2.67)**

1.64 (1.19–2.27)**

 Cardiology (I00-I99)

20.1 (82)

1.60 (1.29–1.99)**

1.41 (1.13–1.75)**

1.43 (1.15–1.77)**

1.36 (1.09–1.67)**

 Pulmonology (J00-J99)

22.6 (92)

2.00 (1.60–2.42)**

1.97 (1.60–2.42)**

1.94 (1.57–2.39)**

1.69 (1.37–2.00)**

 Gastroenterology (K00-K93)

32.7 (133)

1.58 (1.33–1.88)**

1.50 (1.26–1.78)**

1.46 (1.22–1.74)**

1.42 (1.19–1.69)**

 Dermatology (L00-L99)

12.3 (50)

1.38 (1.04–1.82)*

1.40 (1.06–1.84)*

1.94 (1-41–2.67)**

1.27 (0.95–1.70)

 Rheumatology (M00-M99)

53.3 (217)

2.00 (1.75–2.28)**

1.82 (1.59–2.08)*

1.77 (1.54–2.02)**

1.60 (1.40–1.84)**

 Genitourinary (N00-N99)

29.5 (120)

1.18 (0.99–1.41)

1.26 (1.05–1.50)*

1.38 (1.45–1.66)**

1.29 (1.07–1.55)**

 Any somatic ICD-10 diagnosis

86.2 (351)

1.29 (1.16–1.43)**

1.25 (1.12–1.39)**

1.29 (1.16–1.44)**

1.22 (1.09–1.36)**

 Diabetes mellitus (from NDR)

7.6 (31)

1.54 (1.08–2.19)*

1.27 (0.89–1.81)

1.26 (0.88–1.82)

1.14 (0.79–1.64)

  1. Model 1: Unadjusted
  2. Model 2: Adjusted for sex and age
  3. Model 3: Adjusted for model 2 + income
  4. Model 4: Adjusted for model 3 + region of origin
  5. * p < 0.05
  6. ** p < 0.01