Annual income was lower among all immigrants groups, compared with native Danes.
National statistics has reported a decreased mortality among immigrants from non-Western countries, compared with native Danes [ 17].
Compared with ethnic Danes, Turkish immigrants reported more health symptoms, whereas descendants reported fewer physical health symptoms, but more mental health symptoms (P≤.001-.009).
Immigrant groups were more likely to be living with a partner, be out of work and less likely to be retired, compared with native Danes.
The incidence of CVD and AMI varied according to country of birth; immigrants born in Pakistan and Turkey had an increased incidence of AMI and CVD, compared with native Danes.
In unadjusted analyses, compared with ethnic Danes, Turkish immigrants and their descendants made greater use of GPs, specialist doctors, hospitals, dentists, and medicine in a foreign country (P<.001).
Non-Western immigrants, including Turkish immigrants, are more often unemployed, social welfare recipients [ 10], and have lower incomes and educational qualifications compared with ethnic Danes [ 11].
Non-Western immigrants in Denmark are often disadvantaged regarding socioeconomic conditions in terms of income, employment and educational level, compared with native Danes [ 17].
This study showed that, compared with ethnic Danes, Turkish descendants made increased use of specialist doctors and borderline increased use of hospitals and dentists, and female descendants made increased use of medicine from abroad.
Furthermore, there were tendencies of increased use of hospitals and dentists among Turkish descendants compared with ethnic Danes as the numbers became just borderline statistically insignificant at alpha 0.05 (Model V).
