Table 3
Odds ratios of hospitalization for selected causes, by immigrant status, world region of origin and period of arrival, household population aged 65 or older, Ontario, 2004 to 2006

Table 3
Odds ratios of hospitalization for selected causes, by immigrant status, period of arrival and world region of origin, household population aged 65 or older, Ontario, 2004 to 2006
Table summary
This table displays the results of Odds ratios of hospitalization for selected causes. The information is grouped by Cause, immigrant status, world region of origin and period of arrival (appearing as row headers), Odds ratios, Age-sex adjusted, 95% confidence interval and Fully adjusted (appearing as column headers).
Cause, immigrant status, world region of origin and period of arrival Odds ratios
Age-sex adjusted 95% confidence interval Fully adjustedNote § 95% confidence interval
from to from to
All causes  
Canadian-bornNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Immigrants (total)Note ‡ 0.81Note * 0.80 0.83 0.90Note * 0.88 0.92
Long-term (before 1984) 0.86Note * 0.84 0.88 0.92Note * 0.90 0.94
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.64Note * 0.61 0.68 0.72Note * 0.68 0.76
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.54Note * 0.51 0.58 0.62Note * 0.58 0.66
Europe 0.89Note * 0.87 0.91 0.94Note * 0.92 0.96
Long-term (before 1984) 0.90Note * 0.88 0.92 0.94Note * 0.92 0.96
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.87Note * 0.78 0.98 0.91 0.81 1.02
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.66Note * 0.58 0.75 0.71Note * 0.62 0.81
East Asia 0.40Note * 0.37 0.43 0.45Note * 0.41 0.48
Long-term (before 1984) 0.44Note * 0.40 0.49 0.48Note * 0.43 0.53
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.39Note * 0.34 0.44 0.42Note * 0.37 0.47
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.34Note * 0.29 0.39 0.37Note * 0.31 0.42
South Asia 0.75Note * 0.70 0.80 0.84Note * 0.79 0.90
Long-term (before 1984) 0.89Note * 0.80 0.98 0.99 0.90 1.09
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.70Note * 0.61 0.79 0.76Note * 0.67 0.87
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.62Note * 0.54 0.71 0.68Note * 0.59 0.77
Circulatory diseases  
Canadian-bornNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Immigrants (total)Note ‡ 0.82Note * 0.79 0.85 0.90Note * 0.87 0.93
Long-term (before 1984) 0.86Note * 0.83 0.89 0.92Note * 0.89 0.95
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.67Note * 0.61 0.74 0.76Note * 0.68 0.84
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.54Note * 0.48 0.61 0.63Note * 0.55 0.71
Europe 0.90Note * 0.87 0.93 0.94Note * 0.91 0.98
Long-term (before 1984) 0.90Note * 0.87 0.93 0.94Note * 0.91 0.98
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.89 0.73 1.08 0.92 0.76 1.13
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.73Note * 0.58 0.92 0.79 0.62 1.00
East Asia 0.31Note * 0.26 0.35 0.34Note * 0.29 0.39
Long-term (before 1984) 0.37Note * 0.30 0.45 0.40Note * 0.33 0.49
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.30Note * 0.23 0.38 0.32Note * 0.24 0.41
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.21Note * 0.15 0.30 0.22Note * 0.16 0.32
South Asia 0.90 0.81 1.01 1.01 0.91 1.14
Long-term (before 1984) 1.03 0.88 1.20 1.17 1.00 1.37
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.87 0.71 1.06 0.95 0.77 1.17
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.74Note * 0.59 0.93 0.81 0.65 1.02
Digestive diseases  
Canadian-bornNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Immigrants (total)Note ‡ 0.85Note * 0.82 0.89 0.92Note * 0.88 0.97
Long-term (before 1984) 0.89Note * 0.85 0.93 0.94Note * 0.90 0.99
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.73Note * 0.64 0.82 0.80Note * 0.70 0.92
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.59Note * 0.50 0.69 0.67Note * 0.57 0.79
Europe 0.93Note * 0.88 0.97 0.97 0.92 1.02
Long-term (before 1984) 0.93Note * 0.89 0.98 0.97 0.92 1.02
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.97 0.75 1.25 1.02 0.79 1.32
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.68Note * 0.49 0.94 0.75 0.54 1.04
East Asia 0.55Note * 0.48 0.64 0.62Note * 0.53 0.74
Long-term (before 1984) 0.57Note * 0.45 0.71 0.63Note * 0.49 0.79
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.60Note * 0.46 0.77 0.66Note * 0.51 0.87
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.47Note * 0.34 0.65 0.53Note * 0.38 0.74
South Asia 0.60Note * 0.50 0.72 0.66Note * 0.55 0.80
Long-term (before 1984) 0.76Note * 0.60 0.97 0.84 0.66 1.08
Medium-term (1984 to 1993) 0.42Note * 0.29 0.63 0.47Note * 0.31 0.69
Recent (1994 to 2003) 0.53Note * 0.37 0.76 0.58Note * 0.41 0.83
... not applicable
Note †

reference group

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Note ‡

includes immigrants from regions other than Europe, East Asia and South Asia

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Note §

age, sex, knowledge of official langauges, education, living arrangements, income, and Census Metropolitan Area of residence

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Note *

significantly different from reference group (p < 0.05)

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Source: Linked 2006 Census-Hospital Discharge Database, Ontario.
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