Table 1.

Clinical Information Including Agonal and Postmortem Factors for Each of the 40 Subjects

				Agonal Factors								Postmortem Factor
Subject No.	Gender	Age (years)	Diagnosis	PD	Coma	Pyrexia	Hypoxia	MOF	HI	NS	AFS	PMI	FI
1	M	69	BPD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	112
2	M	23	BPD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	83
3	M	26	BPD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	70
4	F	56	BPD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	62
5	M	52	BPD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	9
6	M	59	BPD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	4
7	F	72	MDD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	89
8	M	19	MDD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	85
9	M	58	MDD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	83
10	M	49	MDD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	6
11	M	46	MDD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	16
12	M	49	MDD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	18
13	M	52	MDD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	25
14	F	48	MDD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	20
15	M	39	MDD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	7
16	F	60	Control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	27
17	M	54	Control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	22
18	M	70	Control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	19
19	M	18	Control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	91
20	M	58	Control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	83
21	M	55	Control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	84
22	M	50	Control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	30
23	M	45	Control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	45
24	M	44	Control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	6
25	F	63	BPD	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	19
26	F	68	BPD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	26	8
27	M	69	BPD	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	29	4
28	M	53	MDD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	54
29	F	73	MDD	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	29	13
30	M	72	Control	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	15	13
31	M	19	Control	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	90
32	M	25	Control	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	14	53
33	F	64	Control	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	27	5
34	F	68	Control	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	4
35	M	58	Control	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	8
36	F	70	Control	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	21	112
37	F	73	Control	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	24	3
38	M	52	Control	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	23	22
39	M	50	Control	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	20
40	F	47	Control	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	41	5

The table displays information regarding gender, age, diagnosis, and agonal and postmortem factors. Ratings of the absence (0) or presence (1) of prolonged death, coma, hypoxia, pyrexia, seizures, dehydration, hypoglycemia, multiple organ failure, head injury, and ingestion of neurotoxic substances at time of death are summarized. There are no instances of severe dehydration, seizure or hypoglycemia in the 40 subjects. Variables of prolonged death and specific agonal conditions were summed to provide an agonal factor score (AFS) for each decedent. Twenty-four subjects had rapid deaths with no evidence of the specific agonal conditions (AFS = 0), and 16 subjects had an AFS of at least 1. A line is drawn between the top 24 subjects with an AFS of 0 and the bottom 16 subjects with an AFS of 1 or more.

PD, prolonged death; MOF, multiple organ failure; HI, severe head injury; NS, ingestion of neurotoxic substances; AFS, agonal factor score; PMI, postmortem interval; FI, freezer interval; M, male; F, female; BPD, bipolar disorder; MDD, major depressive disorder.