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The impact of duration of residence on cause-specific mortality: a cohort study of migrants from the Former Soviet Union residing in Israel and Germany.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19758834     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A cohort study of migrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israel (N=528,848) and in Germany (N=34,393) was conducted. The impact of length of residence on cause-specific mortality was investigated using Poisson regression and differences between the migrant groups were assessed. In both migrant cohorts, all cause mortality in males but not in females significantly decreased with increasing duration of residence (RR=0.76, 95% CI: 0.73-0.79 for 9+years of residence compared to 0-3 years), specifically in Israel for infectious diseases, cancer and CVD. For male and female migrants in Israel there was a large reduction in external cause mortality. The cancer risk in male migrants declined from 1 to 0.76 (95% CI: 0.69-0.83) and in female migrants to 0.85 (95% CI: 0.78-0.93) after nine and more years of stay. Adjusting for several covariables, there were differences between migrants in the cause of death patterns in the two host countries, which may be associated with differences in their initial conditions or with effects of the destination country. The study highlights the need for migrant-specific prevention approaches.
Authors:
J J Ott; A M Paltiel; V Winkler; H Becher
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-08-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health & place     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1873-2054     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Place     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-16     Completed Date:  2010-03-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9510067     Medline TA:  Health Place     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  79-84     Citation Subset:  T    
Affiliation:
Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Medical Faculty of University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Joerdis.Ott@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cause of Death*
Cohort Studies
Female
Germany / epidemiology
Humans
Israel / epidemiology
Male
Mortality*
Transients and Migrants*
USSR / ethnology

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