Table 2.

Descriptive results of the re-settler cohort for the follow-up period 1990–2009

Number of cohort members	18,619
Male	8976 (48.2%)
Female	9643 (51.8%)
Immigration period	1990–2005
1990–1993	6933
1994–1997	6536
1998–2005	5150
End of follow-up
Alive	16,391 (88.0%)
Dead	1314 (7.1%)
Cause of death known	1204 (91.6%)
Lost to follow up	914 (4.9%)
	Incidence (inside Saarland)	Mortality (Germany-wide)
Person-years	204,366.3	243,369.1
Males	98,622.6	117,310.7
Females	105,743.7	126,059.1