Finlandsfödda har sämre fysisk hälsa än svenskfödda i Sverige. Men de mår lika bra psykiskt
Engelsk titel: Finns living in Sweden have poorer health than native Swedes. But their psychologigal well-being is the same
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Författare:
Molarius, Anu
;
Ekholm, Anna
Email: anu.molarius@ltv.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 27
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 11011411
Sammanfattning
Finns are the largest migrant group in Sweden. Previous studies indicate that incidence of some diseases (such as CHD, alcohol related diseases and suicide) is higher among Finns living in Sweden than among native Swedes. This study investigates self-reported health and lifestyle factors among Finns living in two Swedish counties. The analyses were performed both at municipality and at individual level (response rate 59 percent) among 12280 respondents born in Sweden and 976 born in other Nordic countries (of which 90 percent are born in Finland). In municipalities with high proportion of Finnish migrants self-rated health was, in general, poorer than in municipalities with low proportion of Finnish migrants. Finnish migrants seem to have a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain, obesity and hypertension than native Swedes. Heavy alcohol use, as well as smoking among men, was more frequent among Finns living in Sweden than native Swedes. No differences in psychological distress or in physical inactivity between these groups were observed.