Introduction
Methods
Design
Study population and co-morbidities
Outcome variable
Demographic and socio-economic variables
Neighbourhood socio-economic status
Statistical analysis
Results
First generation | Second generation | |||||||
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Population | Gout events | Population | Gout events | |||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Total population | 6,449,369 | 32,956 | 6,874,682 | 18,212 | ||||
Gender | ||||||||
Males | 3,051,102 | 47.3 | 22,919 | 69.5 | 3,508,632 | 51.0 | 14,511 | 79.7 |
Females | 3,398,267 | 52.7 | 10,037 | 30.5 | 3,366,050 | 49.0 | 3701 | 20.3 |
Immigrant statusa
| ||||||||
Sweden | 5,306,288 | 82.3 | 28,900 | 87.7 | 5,666,670 | 82.4 | 16,287 | 89.4 |
Other countries | 1,143,081 | 17.7 | 4056 | 12.3 | 1,208,012 | 17.6 | 1925 | 10.6 |
Birth year | ||||||||
−1909 | 79,034 | 1.2 | 328 | 1.0 | ||||
1910–19 | 349,829 | 5.4 | 3615 | 11.0 | ||||
1920–29 | 628,432 | 9.7 | 8270 | 25.1 | ||||
1930–39 | 733,408 | 11.4 | 7534 | 22.9 | 447,284 | 6.5 | 4246 | 23.3 |
1940–49 | 1,093,953 | 17.0 | 6495 | 19.7 | 1,039,756 | 15.1 | 6119 | 33.6 |
1950–59 | 1,027,898 | 15.9 | 3702 | 11.2 | 1,035,473 | 15.1 | 3812 | 20.9 |
1960–69 | 1,101,200 | 17.1 | 2129 | 6.5 | 1,153,201 | 16.8 | 2370 | 13.0 |
1970– | 1,435,615 | 22.3 | 883 | 2.7 | 3,198,968 | 46.5 | 1665 | 9.1 |
Educational level | ||||||||
≤9 | 2,015,602 | 31.3 | 15,352 | 46.6 | 1,772,765 | 25.8 | 5894 | 32.4 |
10–12 | 1,628,711 | 25.3 | 8570 | 26.0 | 1,476,803 | 21.5 | 5791 | 31.8 |
>12 | 2,805,056 | 43.5 | 9034 | 27.4 | 3,625,114 | 52.7 | 6527 | 35.8 |
Region of residence | ||||||||
Large cities | 2,068,774 | 32.1 | 13,444 | 40.8 | 2,046,576 | 29.8 | 7463 | 41.0 |
Southern Sweden | 2,696,245 | 41.8 | 14,039 | 42.6 | 2,653,219 | 38.6 | 7619 | 41.8 |
Northern Sweden | 1,684,350 | 26.1 | 5473 | 16.6 | 2,174,887 | 31.6 | 3130 | 17.2 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Married | 4,758,618 | 73.8 | 23,425 | 71.1 | 4,719,785 | 68.7 | 10,860 | 59.6 |
Unmarried | 1,690,751 | 26.2 | 9531 | 28.9 | 2,154,897 | 31.3 | 7352 | 40.4 |
Neighbourhood deprivation | ||||||||
Low | 891,126 | 13.8 | 4420 | 13.4 | 939,288 | 13.7 | 2668 | 14.6 |
Middle | 3,043,079 | 47.2 | 16,065 | 48.7 | 2,977,688 | 43.3 | 8644 | 47.5 |
High | 722,008 | 11.2 | 3720 | 11.3 | 684,085 | 10.0 | 1979 | 10.9 |
Unknown | 1,793,156 | 27.8 | 8751 | 26.6 | 2,273,621 | 33.1 | 4921 | 27.0 |
Hospital diagnosis of COPD | ||||||||
No | 6,160,669 | 95.5 | 28,777 | 87.3 | 6,598,004 | 96.0 | 16,394 | 90.0 |
Yes | 288,700 | 4.5 | 4179 | 12.7 | 276,678 | 4.0 | 1818 | 10.0 |
Hospital diagnosis of obesity | ||||||||
No | 6,364,017 | 98.7 | 31,844 | 96.6 | 6,768,237 | 98.5 | 17,216 | 94.5 |
Yes | 85,352 | 1.3 | 1112 | 3.4 | 106,445 | 1.5 | 996 | 5.5 |
Hospital diagnosis of CHD | ||||||||
No | 5,916,045 | 91.7 | 22,145 | 67.2 | 6,656,575 | 96.8 | 14,577 | 80.0 |
Yes | 533,324 | 8.3 | 10,811 | 32.8 | 218,107 | 3.2 | 3635 | 20.0 |
Hospital diagnosis of diabetes | ||||||||
No | 6,099,921 | 94.6 | 26,181 | 79.4 | 6,656,003 | 96.8 | 14,950 | 82.1 |
Yes | 349,448 | 5.4 | 6775 | 20.6 | 218,679 | 3.2 | 3262 | 17.9 |
Hospital diagnosis of alcoholism and related disorders | ||||||||
No | 6,313,123 | 97.9 | 31,197 | 94.7 | 6,689,528 | 97.3 | 16,531 | 90.8 |
Yes | 136,246 | 2.1 | 1759 | 5.3 | 185,154 | 2.7 | 1681 | 9.2 |
Hospital diagnosis of stroke | ||||||||
No | 6,077,938 | 94.2 | 27,275 | 82.8 | 6,741,870 | 98.1 | 16,462 | 90.4 |
Yes | 371,431 | 5.8 | 5681 | 17.2 | 132,812 | 1.9 | 1750 | 9.6 |
Hospital diagnosis of hypertension | ||||||||
No | 5,689,298 | 88.2 | 18,884 | 57.3 | 6,422,170 | 93.4 | 11,053 | 60.7 |
Yes | 760,071 | 11.8 | 14,072 | 42.7 | 452,512 | 6.6 | 7159 | 39.3 |
Hospital diagnosis of heart failure | ||||||||
No | 6,126,173 | 95.0 | 22,043 | 66.9 | 6,797,635 | 98.9 | 15,298 | 84.0 |
Yes | 323,196 | 5.0 | 10,913 | 33.1 | 77,047 | 1.1 | 2914 | 16.0 |
Country/region of origin | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | |
Sweden | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
Nordic countries
|
0.93 (0.87–0.99) |
0.92 (0.86–0.98) | 0.94 (0.88–1.00) |
0.87 (0.82–0.93) |
Denmark |
0.75 (0.64–0.88) |
0.74 (0.64–0.87) |
0.75 (0.64–0.88) |
0.76 (0.65–0.89) |
Finland | 1.05 (0.90–1.13) | 1.03 (0.95–1.10) | 1.06 (0.98–1.14) | 0.94 (0.87–1.01) |
Norway |
0.70 (0.58–0.85) |
0.71 (0.59–0.85) |
0.72 (0.60–0.87) |
0.74 (0.62–0.90) |
Southern Europe
|
0.65 (0.55–0.78) |
0.65 (0.54–0.77) |
0.67 (0.56–0.80) |
0.74 (0.62–0.88) |
France | 0.72 (0.42–1.24) | 0.74 (0.43–1.28) | 0.77 (0.45–1.33) | 0.81 (0.47–1.40) |
Greece |
0.46 (0.33–0.63) |
0.45 (0.32–0.62) |
0.47 (0.34–0.65) |
0.54 (0.39–0.76) |
Italy | 0.87 (0.65–1.15) | 0.86 (0.65–1.14) | 0.89 (0.67–1.18) | 0.91 (0.68–1.20) |
Spain |
0.50 (0.29–0.87) |
0.49 (0.29–0.85) |
0.51 (0.30–0.89) |
0.57 (0.33–0.98) |
Other Southern Europe | 1.03 (0.64–1.66) | 1.02 (0.63–1.64) | 1.03 (0.64–1.66) | 1.16 (0.72–1.87) |
Western Europe
| 1.08 (0.97–1.21) | 1.11 (0.99–1.24) |
1.13 (1.01–1.26)
|
1.14 (1.02–1.28)
|
The Netherlands | 0.60 (0.35–1.03) | 0.62 (0.36–1.06) | 0.63 (0.37–1.09) | 0.66 (0.38–1.14) |
UK and Ireland | 1.03 (0.80–1.33) | 1.06 (0.82–1.37) | 1.10 (0.85–1.42) | 1.24 (0.96–1.61) |
Germany | 1.11 (0.96–1.29) | 1.14 (0.99–1.32) | 1.16 (1.00–1.34) | 1.13 (0.98–1.31) |
Austria |
1.41 (1.08–1.85) |
1.45 (1.10–1.90) |
1.48 (1.13–1.95) |
1.42 (1.08–1.87) |
Other Western Europe | 0.79 (0.40–1.40) | 0.82 (0.47–1.45) | 0.85 (0.48–1.50) | 0.89 (0.51–1.57) |
Eastern Europe
| 1.08 (0.97–1.21) | 1.09 (0.98–1.22) | 1.11 (1.00–1.25) | 1.03 (0.92–1.15) |
Bosnia | 0.96 (0.72–1.29) | 1.02 (0.76–1.37) | 1.11 (0.83–1.49) | 0.86 (0.64–1.16) |
Yugoslavia | 1.09 (0.95–1.25) | 1.08 (0.94–1.24) | 1.09 (0.95–1.26) | 1.03 (0.90–1.19) |
Croatia | 1.46 (0.95–2.25) | 1.46 (0.95–2.24) | 1.45 (0.94–2.22) | 1.47 (0.96–2.26) |
Romania |
1.42 (1.02–1.99) |
1.46 (1.05–2.05) |
1.48 (1.06–2.07) | 1.39 (0.99–1.95) |
Baltic countries
| 0.83 (0.63–1.08) | 0.85 (0.65–1.11) | 0.86 (0.66–1.13) | 0.83 (0.63–1.09) |
Estonia | 0.78 (0.58–1.06) | 0.80 (0.59–1.08) | 0.81 (0.60–1.10) | 0.78 (0.58–1.06) |
Latvia | 1.07 (0.60–1.94) | 1.12 (0.62–2.02) | 1.14 (0.63–2.06) | 1.08 (0.60–1.95) |
Central Europe
|
1.25 (1.09–1.43) |
1.28 (1.12–1.46) |
1.29 (1.13–1.47) |
1.18 (1.04–1.35) |
Poland |
1.38 (1.14–1.66) |
1.41 (1.17–1.70) |
1.42 (1.18–1.72) |
1.31 (1.08–1.58) |
Other Central Europe | 1.01 (0.72–1.42) | 1.05 (0.75–1.48) | 1.06 (0.75–1.49) | 1.01 (0.72–1.42) |
Hungary | 1.22 (0.98–1.51) | 1.24 (1.00–1.54) | 1.24 (1.00–1.55) | 1.12 (0.90–1.40) |
Africa
|
1.33 (1.12–1.59) |
1.34 (1.12–1.59) |
1.40 (1.17–1.67) |
1.36 (1.14–1.63) |
Northern America
| 0.80 (0.60–1.07) | 0.83 (0.62–1.11) | 0.86 (0.64–1.14) | 0.91 (0.68–1.22) |
Latin America
|
0.59 (0.46–0.76) |
0.59 (0.45–0.76) |
0.61 (0.47–0.78) |
0.66 (0.51–0.85) |
Chile |
0.48 (0.33–0.68) |
0.47 (0.33–0.67) |
0.48 (0.34–0.69) |
0.52 (0.36–0.74) |
South America | 0.78 (0.55–1.12) | 0.79 (0.55–1.13) | 0.82 (0.57–1.17) | 0.91 (0.64–1.31) |
Asia
|
1.28 (1.18–1.40) |
1.30 (1.19–1.42) |
1.35 (1.24–1.47) |
1.28 (1.17–1.39) |
Turkey | 0.91 (0.73–1.13) | 0.89 (0.71–1.11) | 0.93 (0.75–1.16) | 0.89 (0.71–1.11) |
Lebanon | 1.03 (0.75–1.43) | 1.01 (0.73–1.39) | 1.04 (0.75–1.44) | 0.99 (0.72–1.37) |
Iran | 1.10 (0.91–1.33) | 1.15 (0.95–1.39) | 1.17 (0.97–1.42) | 1.20 (1.00–1.45) |
Iraq |
2.00 (1.69–2.37) |
2.10 (1.77–2.48) |
2.22 (1.87–2.63) |
1.82 (1.54–2.16) |
Other Asia countries |
1.37 (1.18–1.59) |
1.39 (1.20–1.61) |
1.44 (1.24–1.67) |
1.37 (1.18–1.59) |
Russia
|
1.87 (1.39–2.50) |
1.91 (1.43–2.56) |
1.95 (1.46–2.62) |
1.69 (1.26–2.27) |
Country/region of origin | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | |
Sweden | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
Nordic countries
| 1.05 (0.97–1.15) | 1.01 (0.93–1.10) | 1.03 (0.94–1.12) | 0.94 (0.87–1.03) |
Denmark | 0.96 (0.76–1.21) | 0.93 (0.74–1.17) | 0.93 (0.74–1.17) | 0.96 (0.76–1.21) |
Finland |
1.14 (1.03–1.26) | 1.09 (0.98–1.20) |
1.11 (1.01–1.23)
| 0.98 (0.89–1.09) |
Norway | 0.88 (0.71–1.09) | 0.85 (0.69–1.06) | 0.86 (0.69–1.06) | 0.82 (0.66–1.02) |
Southern Europe
|
0.53 (0.35–0.81) |
0.50 (0.33–0.76) |
0.52 (0.52–0.78) |
0.61 (0.40–0.93) |
Western Europe
| 1.05 (0.88–1.25) | 1.09 (0.91–1.30) | 1.11 (0.93–1.33) | 1.09 (0.91–1.30) |
The Netherlands | 0.71 (0.27–1.90) | 0.75 (0.28–2.00) | 0.78 (0.29–2.07) | 0.84 (0.32–2.24) |
Germany | 1.05 (0.85–1.29) | 1.09 (0.88–1.34) | 1.11 (0.90–1.36) | 1.04 (0.84–1.28) |
Austria |
1.68 (1.06–2.67) |
1.74 (1.10–2.77) |
1.77 (1.12–2.82) |
1.70 (1.07–2.70) |
Eastern Europe
|
1.26 (1.02–1.57) | 1.19 (0.96–1.48) | 1.21 (0.97–1.50) | 1.10 (0.89–1.36) |
Bosnia | 1.33 (0.77–2.30) | 1.34 (0.78–2.32) | 1.47 (0.85–2.54) | 1.17 (0.68–2.02) |
Yugoslavia | 1.14 (0.86–1.50) | 1.04 (0.79–1.38) | 1.04 (0.79–1.38) | 0.96 (0.73–1.27) |
Romania |
1.86 (1.06–3.28) |
2.00 (1.14–3.53) |
2.02 (1.14–3.55) | 1.72 (0.98–3.04) |
Baltic countries
| 0.87 (0.61–1.24) | 0.94 (0.66–1.34) | 0.96 (0.67–1.37) | 0.89 (0.63–1.27) |
Estonia | 0.73 (0.48–1.11) | 0.78 (0.51–1.18) | 0.80 (0.52–1.21) | 0.75 (0.49–1.13) |
Central Europe
|
1.55 (1.27–1.88) |
1.65 (1.36–2.01) |
1.65 (1.36–2.01) |
1.47 (1.21–1.79) |
Poland |
1.42 (1.08–1.87) |
1.50 (1.14–1.98) |
1.50 (1.14–1.98) |
1.34 (1.01–1.76) |
Other Central Europe | 1.00 (0.57–1.76) | 1.09 (0.62–1.92) | 1.10 (0.62–1.94) | 1.06 (0.60–1.86) |
Hungary |
2.20 (1.61–3.01) |
2.34 (1.71–3.21) |
2.34 (1.71–3.21) |
1.98 (1.45–2.71) |
Africa
|
2.32 (1.57–3.44) |
2.15 (1.45–3.19) |
2.27 (1.53–3.36) |
2.23 (1.50–3.31) |
Northern America
|
0.36 (0.18–0.72) |
0.37 (0.19–0.74) |
0.38 (0.19–0.76) |
0.41 (0.21–0.83) |
Latin America
| 0.82 (0.52–1.29) | 0.80 (0.51–1.25) | 0.82 (0.52–1.28) | 0.83 (0.53–1.30) |
Chile | 0.90 (0.51–1.59) | 0.85 (0.48–1.50) | 0.87 (0.49–1.53) | 0.84 (0.47–1.47) |
Asia
|
1.40 (1.16–1.69) |
1.31 (1.08–1.58) |
1.35 (1.11–1.63) | 1.20 (0.99–1.45) |
Turkey |
1.66 (1.16–2.37) | 1.41 (0.99–2.03) |
1.46 (1.02–2.09) | 1.16 (0.81–1.66) |
Iraq |
2.19 (1.41–3.41) |
2.12 (1.36–3.30) |
2.28 (1.46–3.55) |
1.76 (1.13–2.74) |
Other Asia countries |
1.36 (1.01–1.84) | 1.29 (0.96–1.75) | 1.33 (0.99–1.80) | 1.30 (0.96–1.75) |
Russia
| 0.87 (0.49–1.53) | 0.93 (0.53–1.63) | 0.94 (0.53–1.66) | 0.84 (0.48–1.49) |
Country/region of origin | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | |
Sweden | 1 (ref) | |||
Nordic countries
|
1.23 (1.15–1.32) |
1.20 (1.23–1.29) |
1.18 (1.11–1.26) |
1.17 (1.10–1.25) |
Denmark | 1.08 (0.92–1.27) | 1.06 (0.90–1.25) | 1.07 (0.91–1.25) | 1.12 (0.95–1.31) |
Finland |
1.34 (1.23–1.45) |
1.29 (1.19–1.41) |
1.26 (1.16–1.37) |
1.23 (1.13–1.33) |
Norway | 1.14 (0.99–1.31) | 1.13 (0.98–1.30) | 1.12 (0.97–1.29) | 1.11 (0.96–1.28) |
Southern Europe
| 0.93 (0.70–1.23) | 0.92 (0.70–1.22) | 0.89 (0.67–1.18) | 0.97 (0.73–1.28) |
Greece |
0.47 (0.24–0.95) |
0.46 (0.23–0.93) |
0.44 (0.22–0.89) | 0.50 (0.25–1.00) |
Italy | 1.34 (0.89–2.01) | 1.32 (0.88–1.99) | 1.28 (0.85–1.93) | 1.39 (0.92–2.09) |
Spain | 1.45 (0.80–2.62) | 1.43 (0.79–2.59) | 1.38 (0.77–2.50) | 1.45 (0.80–2.62) |
Western Europe
| 0.96 (0.82–1.12) | 0.98 (0.84–1.14) | 0.96 (0.82–1.12) | 1.00 (0.86–1.17) |
The Netherlands | 0.83 (0.41–1.66) | 0.84 (0.42–1.68) | 0.83 (0.41–1.65) | 0.89 (0.45–1.78) |
UK and Ireland | 0.63 (0.36–1.12) | 0.65 (0.37–1.15) | 0.63 (0.36–1.12) | 0.65 (0.37–1.15) |
Germany | 1.01 (0.84–1.21) | 1.02 (0.85–1.22) | 1.01 (0.84–1.21) | 1.05 (0.88–1.26) |
Austria | 1.28 (0.85–1.93) | 1.31 (0.87–1.97) | 1.28 (0.85–1.93) | 1.31 (0.87–1.98) |
Eastern Europe
| 1.21 (0.97–1.52) | 1.23 (0.98–1.54) | 1.21 (0.97–1.51) | 1.18 (0.95–1.48) |
Yugoslavia |
1.31 (1.02–1.70) |
1.30 (1.01–1.67) | 1.30 (1.00–1.67) | 1.28 (0.99–1.65) |
Romania | 1.47 (0.73–2.93) | 1.52 (0.76–3.03) | 1.49 (0.75–2.99) | 1.42 (0.71–2.85) |
Baltic countries
| 1.17 (0.93–1.47) | 1.20 (0.96–1.51) | 1.17 (0.93–1.47) | 1.20 (0.96–1.51) |
Estonia | 1.15 (0.90–1.48) | 1.18 (0.92–1.51) | 1.15 (0.90–1.48) | 1.20 (0.93–1.53) |
Latvia | 1.29 (0.73–2.27) | 1.34 (0.76–2.36) | 1.31 (0.75–2.31) | 1.25 (0.71–2.20) |
Central Europe
|
1.37 (1.11–1.69) |
1.40 (1.13–1.72) |
1.39 (1.13–1.72) |
1.36 (1.10–1.68) |
Poland |
1.46 (1.09–1.96) |
1.52 (1.13–2.03) |
1.51 (1.13–2.02) |
1.45 (1.08–1.94) |
Other Central Europe | 1.20 (0.72–1.98) | 1.22 (0.74–2.03) | 1.21 (0.73–2.01) | 1.24 (0.75–2.05) |
Hungary | 1.37 (0.94–1.98) | 1.36 (0.94–1.97) | 1.36 (0.94–1.97) | 1.34 (0.92–1.94) |
North America
| 0.99 (0.75–1.29) | 1.01 (0.77–1.32) | 1.00 (0.76–1.30) | 1.02 (0.78–1.34) |
Latin America
| 0.70 (0.41–1.18) | 0.70 (0.42–1.19) | 0.68 (0.40–1.15) | 0.66 (0.39–1.11) |
South America | 1.11 (0.58–2.14) | 1.15 (0.60–2.21) | 1.12 (0.58–2.15) | 1.11 (0.58–2.13) |
Asia
| 1.02 (0.81–1.27) | 1.04 (0.83–1.30) | 1.00 (0.80–1.25) | 0.95 (0.76–1.19) |
Turkey | 0.95 (0.63–1.44) | 0.93 (0.61–1.40) | 0.89 (0.59–1.35) | 0.89 (0.59–1.34) |
Iran | 1.12 (0.65–1.93) | 1.20 (0.69–2.06) | 1.17 (0.68–2.01) | 1.07 (0.62–1.84) |
Iraq | 1.34 (0.76–2.36) | 1.45 (0.82–2.56) | 1.34 (0.76–2.36) | 1.15 (0.65–2.03) |
Other Asian countries | 1.10 (0.76–1.59) | 1.14 (0.79–1.66) | 1.10 (0.76–1.60) | 1.07 (0.74–1.55) |
Russia
| 0.85 (0.53–1.37) | 0.86 (0.53–1.38) | 0.85 (0.53–1.36) | 0.82 (0.51–1.32) |
Country/region of origin | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
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HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | |
Sweden | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
Nordic countries
| 0.88 (0.76–1.03) |
0.84 (0.72–0.98) |
0.82 (0.70–0.96) |
0.83 (0.71–0.97) |
Denmark | 0.74 (0.50–1.10) | 0.69 (0.47–1.03) | 0.69 (0.47–1.02) | 0.74 (0.50–1.09) |
Finland | 0.94 (0.77–1.14) | 0.90 (0.74–1.09) | 0.87 (0.72–1.06) | 0.85 (0.70–1.04) |
Norway | 0.89 (0.65–1.21) | 0.85 (0.62–1.17) | 0.85 (0.62–1.16) | 0.87 (0.64–1.20) |
Southern Europe
| 0.79 (0.42–1.47) | 0.70 (0.38–1.31) | 0.67 (0.36–1.25) | 0.77 (0.41–1.44) |
Greece | 0.75 (0.24–2.33) | 0.62 (0.20–1.94) | 0.59 (0.19–1.84) | 0.72 (0.23–2.23) |
Italy | 0.49 (0.12–1.98) | 0.45 (0.11–1.81) | 0.43 (0.11–1.74) | 0.52 (0.13–2.09) |
Spain | 1.17 (0.29–4.70) | 1.08 (0.27–4.31) | 1.04 (0.26–4.16) | 1.04 (0.26–4.17) |
Western Europe
| 0.70 (0.49–1.01) | 0.70 (0.49–1.01) |
0.69 (0.48–0.99) | 0.76 (0.53–1.09) |
The Netherlands | 0.87 (0.22–3.48) | 0.84 (0.21–3.36) | 0.82 (0.20–3.27) | 0.96 (0.24–3.83) |
UK and Ireland | 1.06 (0.44–2.55) | 1.01 (0.42–2.42) | 0.97 (0.40–2.34) | 1.06 (0.44–2.55) |
Germany | 0.64 (0.40–1.02) | 0.65 (0.41–1.03) | 0.64 (0.40–1.01) | 0.70 (0.44–1.11) |
Austria | 0.68 (0.22–2.09) | 0.69 (0.22–2.14) | 0.68 (0.22–2.10) | 0.74 (0.24–2.30) |
Eastern Europe
| 1.11 (0.69–1.79) | 1.03 (0.64–1.67) | 0.99 (0.62–1.61) | 1.01 (0.62–1.63) |
Yugoslavia | 0.94 (0.50–1.75) | 0.86 (0.46–1.60) | 0.84 (0.45–1.56) | 0.88 (0.47–1.63) |
Romania | 2.30 (0.74–7.13) | 2.28 (0.74–7.08) | 2.21 (0.71–6.85) | 2.07 (0.67–6.42) |
Baltic countries
| 1.15 (0.73–1.80) | 1.19 (0.76–1.86) | 1.16 (0.74–1.82) | 1.22 (0.77–1.91) |
Estonia | 1.06 (0.64–1.77) | 1.09 (0.66–1.82) | 1.07 (0.64–1.78) | 1.13 (0.68–1.87) |
Latvia | 1.62 (0.61–4.33) | 1.77 (0.66–4.71) | 1.72 (0.64–4.58) | 1.78 (0.67–4.75) |
Central Europe
| 1.28 (0.82–1.99) | 1.27 (0.82–1.97) | 1.26 (0.81–1.96) | 1.25 (0.81–1.95) |
Poland | 1.20 (0.62–2.30) | 1.19 (0.62–2.29) | 1.18 (0.61–2.26) | 1.12 (0.58–2.16) |
Other Central Europe | 1.28 (0.48–3.42) | 1.28 (0.48–3.42) | 1.27 (0.48–3.38) | 1.33 (0.50–3.54) |
Hungary | 1.42 (0.67–2.97) | 1.41 (0.67–2.96) | 1.40 (0.67–2.95) | 1.45 (0.69–3.05) |
North America
| 0.75 (0.41–1.35) | 0.75 (0.42–1.36) | 0.74 (0.41–1.34) | 0.80 (0.44–1.44) |
Latin America
| 1.32 (0.59–2.94) | 1.17 (0.52–2.61) | 1.12 (0.50–2.50) | 1.05 (0.47–2.35) |
South America | 1.62 (0.52–5.04) | 1.47 (0.47–4.57) | 1.42 (0.46–4.40) | 1.42 (0.46–4.41) |
Asia
| 1.42 (0.95–2.11) | 1.25 (0.83–1.86) | 1.18 (0.79–1.77) | 1.10 (0.74–1.65) |
Turkey |
2.04 (1.13–3.70) | 1.74 (0.96–3.16) | 1.66 (0.91–3.01) | 1.61 (0.89–2.92) |
Iran | 0.40 (0.06–2.79) | 0.37 (0.05–2.62) | 0.36 (0.05–2.52) | 0.32 (0.05–2.24) |
Iraq | 1.38 (0.44–4.30) | 1.18 (0.38–3.67) | 1.09 (0.35–3.41) | 0.94 (0.30–2.94) |
Other Asian countries | 1.70 (0.91–3.17) | 1.54 (0.83–2.88) | 1.48 (0.79–2.76) | 1.42 (0.76–2.66) |
Russia
| 0.92 (0.38–2.21) | 0.93 (0.39–2.23) | 0.91 (0.38–2.19) | 0.87 (0.36–2.09) |