Table 4 Incidence rate ratio (IRR) for hospital diagnosed somatic disease among refugees with PTSD and depression (N = 303), family reunified with PTSD and depression (N = 104) and migrants without diagnosed psychiatric disorder (N = 91,697) adjusted for sex, age, income and stratified by basis of residence permit

No psychiatric disorder

1.00

1.00

 Infectiology (A00-B99)

1.55 (1.13–2.12)**

1.75 (1.06–2.91)*

 Oncology (C00-D48)

1.22 (0.87–1.70)

1.18 (0.67–2.08)

 Haematology (D50-D89)

1.39 (0.80–2.40)

1.90 (0.90–4.00)

 Endocrinology (E00-E90)

1.35 (1.05–1.74)*

2.39 (1.70–3.37)**

 Neurology (G00-G99)

2.35 (1.82–3.02)*

3.65 (2.48–5.37)**

 Otolaryngology (H60-H95)

2.04 (1.44–2.88)**

1.21 (0.50–2.21)

 Ophthalmology (H00-H59)

1.30 (0.87–1.95)

2.06 (1.14–3.3)*

 Cardiology (I00-I99)

1.25 (0.97–1.60)

1.75 (1.11–2.75)*

 Pulmonology (J00-J99)

1.75 (1.37–2.24)**

2.39 (1.61–3.54)**

 Gastroenterology K00-K93)

1.32 (1.08–1.61)**

1.50 (1.02–2.21)**

 Dermatology (L00-L99)

1.31 (0.94–1.84)

1.48 (0.84–2.61)

 Rheumatology (M00-M99)

1.61 (1.38–1.88)**

1.99 (1.51–2.21)*

 Genitourinary (N00-N99)

1.42 (1.14–1.77)**

1.25 (0.89–1.75)