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However, prior studies have not quantified the contribution of the differential distribution of health and social determinants to the increased risks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We used total population registers from Sweden to investigate disparities in COVID-19 hospitalization between five groups of immigrants and Swedish-born, using a cohort 577911 working-age adults (18\u201365 years) living in Stockholm during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applying a decomposition analysis, we quantified the relative contribution of age, sex, income, education, occupation type, residential area, and pre-existing medical conditions to these disparities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study shows that immigrants have higher risks of hospitalization compared to Swedish-born, and that the investigated factors accounted for these disparities to varying degrees across immigrant groups. 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