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Table 1 Participant characteristics at enrollment at the Toronto site of the At Home/Chez Soi study

From: Cardiovascular risk factors and 30-year cardiovascular risk in homeless adults with mental illness

 Characteristica

Total sample (N=352)b

Age, mean (SD), y

38.7 ± 10.6

Gender

 

Female

102 (29.0)

Male

250 (71.0)

Country of birth

 

Canada

179 (51.0)

Other

172 (49.0)

Ethnic Background c

 

Ethno-Racial

217 (64.6)

Non Ethno-Racial

119 (35.4)

Current Housing Status

 

Absolutely homeless

331 (94.0)

Precariously housed

21 (6.0)

Total length of homelessness lifetime, mean (SD), y

4.76 ± 5.82

Longest period of homeless, mean (SD), y

2.74 ± 4.43

Written documentation of mental illness

105 (30.3)

MINI Results d

 

Depressive Episode

130 (36.9)

Manic/Hypomanic Episode

39 (11.1)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

79 (22.4)

Panic Disorder

50 (14.2)

Mood Disorder with Psychotic Features

65 (18.5)

Psychotic Disorder

134 (38.1)

Suicidality

231 (65.6)

Alcohol Dependence

101 (28.7)

Alcohol Abuse

44 (12.5)

Substance Dependence

128 (36.4)

Substance Abuse

32 (9.1)

Access to family physician

227 (65.0)

No access to medical care when it was requiredf

123 (34.9)

  1. aN(%), unless otherwise noted.
  2. bData missing for the following characteristics:, Total Length of Homelessness (N = 6) Longest Period of Homelessness (N = 3), Years of School Completed (N = 2), Written Documentation of Mental Illness (N = 5), Has family physician (N = 2).
  3. cIndividuals who self-identified as not belonging to either an ethno-racial or non ethno-racial group (e.g. Aboriginals) were excluded from this analysis. As a result the total N for the Ethnic Background variable is 336.
  4. dThe MINI was administered at study entry, and diagnoses correspond to a “current” diagnosis at that point.
  5. eSuicidality includes individuals who indicated low, moderate and high levels of suicidality.
  6. f“No access” means the participant had need of healthcare but did not have access to healthcare.