Table 2 Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics, reported symptoms, and medical and family history of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome cases as reported by informants during interviews (n = 39).
| Education* | |
| Primary school | 3 (8%) |
| Secondary school | 22 (61%) |
| College of further education | 6 (17%) |
| University | 5 (14%) |
| Employment* | |
| Self‐employed | 4 (13%) |
| Employed | 22 (61%) |
| Unemployed | 4 (11%) |
| House‐person | 1 (3%) |
| Full‐time education | 5 (14%) |
| Smoking status* | |
| Current smoker | 12 (33%) |
| Ex‐smoker | 6 (17%) |
| Non‐smoker | 18 (50%) |
| Alcohol consumption* | |
| Teetotaller | 2 (6%) |
| Occasional | 24 (67%) |
| Regular | 10 (28%) |
| Symptoms† | |
| Dizzy spells | 11 (28%) |
| Fainting/blackouts | 7 (18%) |
| Palpitations | 7 (18%) |
| Shortness of breath | 10 (26%) |
| Chest pain | 7 (18%) |
| Indigestion | 13 (33%) |
| Medical history† | |
| Hypertension | 1 (3%) |
| Epilepsy | 1 (3%) |
| Psychiatric history | 3 (8%) |
| Family history† | |
| Miscarriage | 8 (21%) |
| Cot death | 2 (5%) |
| Childhood death | 3 (7%) |
| Unexplained accident | 2 (5%) |
| Sudden death | 7 (18%) |
SADS, sudden arrhythmic death syndrome.
*3 SADS cases <16 years, all of whom were in full‐time education, are not included.
†SADS cases appear more than once under these table subheadings.