Table 1

Population characteristics

Immigration periodSwedish bornMigration before 1990Migration
1990– 1994
Migration
1995– 2004
Migration 2005 onwardsP value*
Total4 025 413347 280162 666235 768379 626
SexFemale2 067 781 (51.4%)168 615 (48.6%)81 207 (49.9%)112 655 (47.8%)199 783 (52.6%)<0.001
Male1 957 632 (48.6%)178 665 (51.4%)81 459 (50.1%)123 113 (52.2%)179 844 (47.4%)
Age at start, mean (SD)38.6 (13.5)44.0 (11.5)35.2 (11.6)32.7 (9.9)31.6 (9.5)<0.001
Age at end†, mean (SD)48.5 (14.0)53.1 (12.1)44.1 (12.1)41.1 (10.7)38.0 (9.9)<0.001
Region of originSweden4 025 413 (100.0%)
Sub-Saharan Africa11 584 (3.3%)14 166 (8.7%)17 585 (7.5%)39 390 (10.4%)
Asia34 295 (9.9%)13 680 (8.4%)33 238 (14.1%)72 251 (19.0%)
Eastern Europe, Russia and the Baltics57 303 (16.5%)71 559 (44.0%)54 641 (23.2%)87 669 (23.1%)
Western and Southern Europe28 833 (8.3%)4824 (3.0%)24 195 (10.3%)41 462 (10.9%)
Nordics112 233 (32.3%)6175 (3.8%)22 174 (9.4%)32 127 (8.5%)
Middle East and North Africa67 702 (19.5%)43 259 (26.6%)65 708 (27.9%)83 442 (22.0%)
USA, Canada and Oceania4813 (1.4%)1714 (1.1%)6702 (2.8%)9379 (2.5%)
South America30 517 (8.8%)7289 (4.5%)11 525 (4.9%)13 907 (3.7%)
Income quintile‡Lowest225 266 (5.6%)49 223 (14.2%)45 737 (28.1%)103 935 (44.1%)232 315 (61.2%)<0.001
Lower middle748 309 (18.6%)84 489 (24.3%)51 515 (31.7%)62 019 (26.3%)76 774 (20.2%)
Middle1 137 605 (28.3%)87 888 (25.3%)38 123 (23.4%)36 829 (15.6%)39 742 (10.5%)
Higher middle1 178 546 (29.3%)79 859 (23.0%)20 643 (12.7%)21 195 (9.0%)20 158 (5.3%)
Highest735 687 (18.3%)45 821 (13.2%)6648 (4.1%)11 790 (5.0%)10 638 (2.8%)
Any psychiatric careNo3 054 595 (75.9%)236 346 (68.1%)111 541 (68.6%)178 566 (75.7%)329 800 (86.9%)<0.001
Yes970 818 (24.1%)110 934 (31.9%)51 125 (31.4%)57 202 (24.3%)49 827 (13.1%)
Inpatient careNo3 897 475 (96.8%)332 476 (95.7%)156 838 (96.4%228 948 (97.1%)373 804 (98.5%)<0.001
Yes127 938 (3.2%)14 804 (4.3%)5828 (3.6%)6820 (2.9%)5823 (1.5%)
Outpatient careNo3 632 448 (90.2%)303 479 (87.4%)140 846 (86.6%)211 977 (89.9%)361 080 (95.1%)<0.001
Yes392 965 (9.8%)43 801 (12.6%)21 820 (13.4%)23 791 (10.1%)18 547 (4.9%)
Prescribed medicationNo3 157 534 (78.4%)247 281 (71.2%)116 942 (71.9%)185 242 (78.6%)336 528 (88.6%)<0.001
Yes867 879 (21.6%)99 999 (28.8%)45 724 (28.1%)50 526 (21.4%)43 099 (11.4%)
  • 2 test for categorical variables and t-test for continuous variables.

  • †It is specified with the event as any psychiatric care.

  • ‡The mean income category over the individual’s follow-up period.