Characteristics of the study cohort. Refugees (n=29 139) and immigrants (27 134) and their matched Danish-born control groups are distributed by sex
| Female refugees | Danes | Male refugees | Danes | Female immigrants | Danes | Male immigrants | Danes | |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| Regional of origin | ||||||||
| Asia | 1.8 (238) | 3.1 (509) | 27.3 (4996) | 10.8 (955) | ||||
| East Europe | 2.0 (258) | 1.8 (297) | 16.8 (3100) | 5.4 (481) | ||||
| Former Yugoslavia | 57.2 (7404) | 49.2 (7965) | 5.7 (1038) | 9.8 (856) | ||||
| Iraq | 11.3 (1464) | 19.5 (3154) | 6.5 (1185) | 2.0 (180) | ||||
| Middle East | 10.3 (1329) | 10.0 (1625) | 27.8 (5088) | 47.3 (4140) | ||||
| North Africa | 15.7 (2031) | 14.5 (2335) | 9.8 (1826) | 15.0 (1322) | ||||
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.7 (225) | 1.9 (305) | 6.1 (1121) | 9.7 (846) | ||||
| Total | 100 (12 949) | 100 (51 796) | 100 (16 190) | 100 (64 760) | 100 (18 354) | 100 (73 416) | 100 (8780) | 100 (35 118) |
| Sex | 44.4 (12 949) | 44.4 (51 796) | 55.6 (16 190) | 55.6 (64 760) | 67.6 (18 354) | 67.6 (73 416) | 32.4 (8780) | 32.4 (35 118) |
| Events during follow-up | ||||||||
| Total deaths | 3.7 (481) | 4.7 (2451) | 4.0 (657) | 5.2 (3377) | 0.9 (171) | 1.9 (1411) | 1.6 (143) | 3.3 (1164) |
| Emigrations | 13.6 (1765) | 3.8 (1977) | 14.3 (2324) | 5.0 (3212) | 17.6 (3222) | 6.0 (4458) | 22.9 (2017) | 6.6 (2333) |
| Population at closure 31 December 2007 | 83.0 (10 703) | 91.5 (47 368) | 81.7 (13 209) | 88.8 (58 171) | 81.5 (14 961) | 92.1 (67 547) | 75.4 (6620) | 90.1 (31 621) |
| Median age at entry 21 December 1999 | 33.1 (26.5;42.9) | 33.1 (26.5;42.9) | 32.7 (26.4;41.0) | 32.6 (26.4;41.0) | 26.6 (22.2;33.1) | 26.6 (22.2;33.1) | 27.0 (23.4;32.5) | 27.0 (23.4;32.4) |
| Median age at study end 31 December 2007 | 44.3 (37.1;54.2) | 44.7 (37.7;54.5) | 43.5 (37.0;52.2) | 43.9 (37.6;52.4) | 36.8 (32.1;43.4) | 37.5 (32.8;44.1) | 36.9 (32.8;42.2) | 37.8 (33.8;43.3) |
| Median follow-up in years | 12.1 (10.3;12.4) | 12.1 (10.7;12.5) | 11.9 (9.7;12.4) | 12.1 (10.5;12.5) | 10.6 (9.0;12.4) | 10.9 (9.2;12.6) | 10.5 (9.0;12.2) | 10.8 (9.2;12.4) |