Marcel Slockers

36 Chapter 2 Life expectancy of homeless men/women and of men/women in the general Rotterdam population Remaining life expectancy at age 20 years was 43.1 (95% CI 39.8–46.4) years for homeless men and 46.2 (95% CI 40.6–51.8) years for homeless women (Table 4). At age 30 years, the remaining life expectancies of homeless men and women were 36.7 (95% CI 34.8–38.6) and 36.2 (95% CI 30.6–41.8) years, respectively. At both 20 and 30 years, the difference in life expectancy between homeless men and women was not significant. Table 4. Remaining life expectancy and differences in remaining life expectancy at age 20 and 30. At age 20 in years (95% CI) At age 30 in years (95% CI) Remaining Life expectancy Homeless men 43,1 (39,8- 46,4) 36,7 (34,8- 38,6) Homeless women 46,2 (40,6- 51,8) 36,2 (30,6- 41,8) Rotterdam men 57,4 (57,3- 57,5) 47,7 (47,6- 47,8) Rotterdam women 61,9 (61,8- 62,0) 52,1 (52,0- 52,2) Difference in remaining life expectancy Homeless men-Homeless women -3,1 (-9,6- 3,4) 0,5 (-5,4- -6,4) Homeless men-Rotterdam men -14,3 (-17,6- -11,0) -11,0 (-12,9- -9,1) Homeless women-Rotterdam women -15,8 (-21,4- -10,2) -15,9 (-21,5- -10,3) Life expectancy of homeless men and women was significantly lower than among men and women in the general Rotterdam population. At age 20 years, life expectancy of men in the general Rotterdam population was 57.4 (95% CI 57.3–57.5) years and of women 61.9 (95% CI 61.8–62.0) years, i.e. 14.3 (95% CI 11.0–17.6) and 15.8 (95% CI 10.2–21.4) years higher than that of homeless men and women, respectively. At age 30 years this difference was 11.0 (95% CI 9.1–12.9) and 15.9 (95% CI 10.3–21.5) years, respectively. Figure 1 shows the contribution of the different age groups to the disparity in remaining life expectancy between homeless people and the general population. Difference in remaining life expectancy (homeless population – Rotterdam population) of men and women, at age 20 years § decomposed by age group (in years). § For women the contribution below age 30 years is not presented because the mortality rate in homeless women was zero and the confidence intervals could not be obtained in the situation of zero deaths.