Table 2.
Characteristics of the deceased
| Variables | AGU (n = 53) n (%) |
UofT (n = 62) n (%) |
P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relation to deceased | |||
| Immediate family member | 2 (3.8) | 13 (21.0) | 0.030 |
| Grandparent | 30 (56.6) | 24 (38.7) | |
| Other relative (unspecified) | 14 (26.4) | 14 (22.6) | |
| Friend/colleague/other | 7 (13.2) | 11 (17.7) | |
| Cause of death | |||
| Trauma/accidental/nonaccidental injuries | 5 (9.5) | 16 (25.8) | 0.002 |
| Noncommunicable/communicable diseases | 35 (66.0) | 43 (69.4) | |
| Unspecified/unknown | 13 (24.5) | 3 (4.8) | |
| Time passed since death | |||
| ≤1 year | 12 (23.1) | 12 (19.4) | 0.627 |
| >1 year | 40 (76.9) | 50 (80.6) | |
| Age at death | |||
| ≤ 20 | 6 (11.5) | 6 (9.8) | |
| 21–40 | 7 (13.5) | 7 (11.5) | 0.962 |
| 41–60 | 8 (15.4) | 11 (18.0) | |
| > 60 | 31 (59.6) | 37 (60.7) |
Note. Missing data: Time since death AGU (n = 1); Age of death (n = 2). ax2 Test. Bold numbers are statistically significant