Cause of death on death certificate for SUDDEN men and women
| Both | Men | Women | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac cause | 100 (53) | 72 (59) | 28 (41) | 0.496 (0.260 to 0.945) | 0.024 |
| Non-cardiac natural cause | 71 (37) | 41 (34) | 30 (44) | 1.560 (0.811 to 3.000) | 0.162 |
| Non-natural cause | 11 (6) | 8 (7) | 3 (4) | 0.663 (0.134 to 2.882) | 0.749 |
| Unknown cause | 8 (4) | 1 (1) | 7 (10) | 14.000 (1.671 to 309.710) | 0.003 |
| Substance abuse | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NaN | NaN |
Immediate (primary) cause of death was determined using Death Certificate ICD-10 codes: Cardiac code I, Non-cardiac natural codes A-H, J-R94, Non-natural codes V-Y, Unknown code R95-R99, Substance abuse codes T51-65. Cause of death on death certificate is preliminary and is considered incomplete until a year after the date of death. Bolded p value signifies a significant difference (p<0.05). The values are given as n (%).
NaN, not a number; SUDDEN, Sudden Unexpected Death in North Carolina project.