Distribution of sample characteristics and differences in characteristics between foreign-born and Swedish-born aged 20–65 years and employed or self-employed
| Total sample | Swedish-born | Foreign-born | P value | |
| N=326 052 | N=266 848 | N=59 204 | ||
| n (%) | % | % | ||
| Age (years) | <0.001 | |||
| 20–34 | 92 361 (28.33) | 28.62 | 27.01 | |
| 35–44 | 75 903 (23.28) | 21.72 | 30.31 | |
| 45–54 | 79 274 (24.31) | 24.57 | 23.14 | |
| 55–65 | 78 514 (24.08) | 25.09 | 19.54 | |
| Gender | <0.001 | |||
| Men | 162 143 (49.73) | 49.55 | 50.52 | |
| Women | 163 909 (50.27) | 50.45 | 49.48 | |
| Healthcare region | <0.001 | |||
| Stockholm | 79 217 (24.30) | 22.12 | 34.08 | |
| Northern | 28 793 (8.83) | 9.74 | 4.73 | |
| Southeastern | 34 187 (10.49) | 10.88 | 8.71 | |
| Southern | 56 123 (17.21) | 17.03 | 18.03 | |
| Uppsala-Orebro | 65 416 (20.06) | 20.95 | 16.07 | |
| Western | 62 316 (19.11) | 19.28 | 18.37 | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | |||
| Married | 140 663 (43.14) | 41.05 | 52.58 | |
| Single | 146 891 (45.05) | 48.36 | 30.15 | |
| Divorced/widowed | 38 498 (11.81) | 10.59 | 17.27 | |
| Highest education | <0.001 | |||
| Primary | 26 574 (8.15) | 6.95 | 14.21 | |
| Secondary | 153 214 (46.99) | 49.12 | 39.28 | |
| Tertiary | 143 512 (44.02) | 43.94 | 46.51 | |
| Missing | 2752 (0.84) | |||
| Individual annual gross income | <0.001 | |||
| <SEK1000 | 21 334 (6.54) | 6.23 | 7.94 | |
| SEK1000–SEK2999 | 92 493 (28.37) | 26.37 | 37.37 | |
| SEK3000–SEK4999 | 152 067 (46.64) | 47.68 | 42.97 | |
| ≥SEK5000 | 60 158 (18.45) | 19.72 | 12.72 | |
| Broad occupational groups | <0.001 | |||
| Non-essential workers | 233 957 (71.75) | 74.04 | 61.47 | |
| Essential workers | 92 095 (28.25) | 25.96 | 38.53 | |
| Specific occupational groups | <0.001 | |||
| Non-essential workers | 233 957 (71.75) | 74.04 | 61.47 | |
| Healthcare workers | 29 233 (8.97) | 8.01 | 13.26 | |
| Teachers | 26 642 (8.17) | 8.16 | 8.21 | |
| Service sector workers | 22 957 (7.04) | 6.88 | 7.78 | |
| Police and security services | 3230 (0.99) | 1.06 | 0.66 | |
| Postal workers and delivery | 1818 (0.56) | 0.56 | 0.53 | |
| Taxi, bus, and tram drivers | 2778 (0.85) | 0.49 | 2.47 | |
| Cleaners | 5437 (1.67) | 0.79 | 5.61 | |
| Hypertension | <0.001 | |||
| No | 314 789 (96.55) | 96.46 | 96.94 | |
| Yes | 11 263 (3.45) | 3.54 | 3.06 | |
| Diabetes | <0.001 | |||
| No | 314 295 (96.39) | 96.61 | 95.44 | |
| Yes | 11 757 (3.61) | 3.39 | 4.56 | |
| Obesity | 0.604 | |||
| No | 320 330 (98.25) | 98.25 | 98.22 | |
| Yes | 5722 (1.75) | 1.75 | 1.78 | |
| Stroke | <0.001 | |||
| No | 325 005 (99.68) | 99.66 | 99.76 | |
| Yes | 1047 (0.32) | 0.34 | 0.24 | |
| Pneumonia | 0.224 | |||
| No | 322 709 (98.97) | 98.98 | 98.93 | |
| Yes | 3343 (1.03) | 1.02 | 1.07 | |
| COPD | 0.749 | |||
| No | 325 446 (99.81) | 99,81 | 99.82 | |
| Yes | 606 (0.19) | 0.19 | 0.18 | |
| Asthma | <0.001 | |||
| No | 321 156 (98.50) | 98.42 | 98.83 | |
| Yes | 4896 (1.50) | 1.58 | 1.17 | |
| Psychiatric conditions | <0.001 | |||
| No | 316 291 (97.01) | 96.91 | 97.42 | |
| Yes | 9761 (2.99) | 3.09 | 2.58 |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.