Table 6.
Causes of mortality of lipodystrophy patients.
| Patient number |
Age at death (years) |
Gender | Subtype of lipodystrophy |
Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Female | CGL2 | Epileptic crisis, bronchial aspiration |
| 2 | 10 | Female | CGL2 | Epileptic crisis |
| 3 | 7 | Male | CGL2 | Respiratory infection |
| 4 | 28 | Male | AGL | Respiratory infection |
| 5 | 64 | Male | FPLD2 | Myocardial infarction |
| 6 | 74 | Female | FPLD2 | Myocardial infarction |
| 7 | 90 | Female | FPLD2 | Colorectal cancer |
| 8 | 61 | Male | FPLD2 | Gastric cancer |
CGL2, congenital generalised lipodystrophy type 2; AGL, acquired generalised lipodystrophy; FPLD2, familial partial lipodystrophy type 2.