Marcel Slockers

34 Chapter 2 Table 1. Characteristics of the cohort of homeless men and women in Rotterdam, 2001 Characteristics No.(%) Age in years mean 40.6 20-29 345 (16) 30-39 711 (34) 40-49 665 (32) 50-59 260 (12) 60-69 89 (4) 70+ 26 (1) Sex Men 1846 (88) Women 250 (12) Mean duration of follow-up (years) 8,4 Type of service Only day care 635 (30) Convalescence care 80 (4) Other (night care, day care+ ñight care, sleeping rough) 1381 (66) Deaths during follow-up 265 (13) Emigrated (i,e. lost to follow-up) 248 (12) Alive at 1 November 2011 1588 (76) Table 2. Age-specific person-years, deaths, and mortality rates of homeless men and women, Rotterdam, 2001-2010 Age group years Men Women Person- years Deaths Mortality rate per 100 000 (95% CI) Person- years Deaths Mortality rate per 100 000 (95% CI) 20-29 1427 13 911 (529-1569) 235 0 0 30-34 4372 34 778 (556-1088) 773 8 1035 (518-2069) 40-49 5539 65 1173 (920-1496) 737 15 2037 (1227-3276) 50-59 2977 62 2083 (1624-2671) 220 5 2274 (946-5460) 60-69 939 32 3408 (2410-4819) 83 2 2396 (603-9635) 70+ 262 26 9935 (6757-14575) 55 3 5476 (1759-16913)