All-cause mortality, age at arrival, and duration of residence among adult migrants in Sweden: A population-based longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A mortality advantage has been observed among recently arrived immigrants in multiple national contexts, even though many immigrants experience more social disadvantage compared to natives. This is the first study to investigate the combined influence of duration of residence and age at arrival on the association between region of origin and all-cause mortality among the adult immigrant population in Sweden.

Methods

Using population-based registers, we conducted a follow-up study of 1,363,429 individuals aged 25-64 years from 1990 to 2008. Gompertz parametric survival models were fitted to derive hazard ratios (HR) for all-cause mortality.

Results

Compared to native Swedes, we observed a health advantage in all group of immigrants, with the exception of ind

SUBMITTER: Juarez SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6089090 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature