1. Proportion of Sudden Unexpected Death in North Carolina (SUDDEN) men and women with coronary artery disease (CAD) aged 56–64 years by source of medical data—medical record (MR) or medical examiner (ME) data.
Proportion of Sudden Unexpected Death in North Carolina (SUDDEN) men and women with coronary artery disease (CAD) aged 56–64 years by source of medical data—medical record (MR) or medical examiner (ME) data. Death certificate data show that CAD is more likely to occur in older participants, especially older women. However, MR and ME data for the same participants show less CAD in older women. About 181 (95%) of participants, 116 (95%) men and 65 (96%) women, had medical information available from hospital, physician or ME sources. All SUDDEN subjects had death certificates available. Cause of death by CAD on death certificates was determined using ICD-10 codes I 25.0, 25.1, 25.8 and p Values are calculated based on age groups 18–55 vs 56–64.
Mary Elizabeth Lewis et al. Open Heart 2016;3:e000321
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