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Distribution of underlying cause of death (n = 117) |
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| Cause |
n (%) |
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| Non-cardiac |
56 (48%) |
| Infection |
4 (3%) |
| Cancer |
18(15%) |
| Diabetes |
4 (3%) |
| Dementia |
1 (< 1%) |
| Polyneuropathy |
1 (< 1%) |
| Stroke |
2 (2%) |
| Vascular |
2 (2%) |
| Pulmonary |
10 (8%) |
| Gastric |
4 (3%) |
| Decubitus ulcer |
1 (< 1%) |
| Renal |
7 (6%) |
| Accident |
2 (2%) |
| Cardiac |
61(52%) |
| Hypertension |
1 (< 1%) |
| Acute myocardial infarction |
23 (20%) |
| Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
32 (27%) |
| Other ischemic heart disease |
2 (2%) |
| Atrial fibrillation |
1 (< 1%) |
| Cardiomyopathy |
1 (< 1%) |
| Congestive heart failure |
1 (< 1%) |
Maynard et al. Population Health Metrics 2008 6:3 doi:10.1186/1478-7954-6-3 |
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