Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Group Matched Male and Female Subjects used in Microarray and TaqMan PCR Study and the Additional Subjects for SybrGreen PCR study
| Gender | Age | PMI | Frozen | Substance abuse | Cause of death | Tobacco use | pH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microarray and TaqMan assay | |||||||
| F | 75 | 14 | 8/23/1991 | No | Cardiac | No | 6.13 |
| F | 53 | 17 | 10/30/1996 | No | Asthma | Hx | 6.98 |
| F | 82 | 28 | 3/14/2000 | No | Cardiac | Yes | 6.71 |
| F | 75 | 21 | 11/29/1999 | No | Cardiac | No | 6.4 |
| F | 69 | 21 | 10/17/2000 | No | Cancer | No | 6.12 |
| M | 71 | 9.8 | 3/10/1998 | No | Cardiac | No | 6.86 |
| M | 57 | 14 | 11/6/1991 | No | Cardiac | No | 6.94 |
| M | 82 | 30.75 | 8/1/2000 | No | Cancer | Yes | 6.49 |
| M | 72 | 24.5 | 5/19/1998 | No | Cardiac | No | 6.84 |
| M | 68 | 23 | 6/26/2000 | Hx | Cardiac | Yes | 6.43 |
| SybrGreen PCR assay | |||||||
| F | 47 | 41.3 | 4/23/2001 | No | Cancer | No | 6.73 |
| F | 64 | 27 | 5/19/2001 | No | Cancer | Hx | 6.15 |
| F | 68 | 25 | 6/13/2001 | No | Cancer | No | 6.82 |
| F | 73 | 24 | 7/5/2001 | No | Lung CA | Yes | 6.54 |
| M | 45 | 21 | 1/8/1998 | No | Cardiac | Yes | 6.86 |
| M | 52 | 23 | 11/29/1988 | Yes | Cancer | Yes | 6.06 |
| M | 50 | 16.5 | 2/5/2000 | No | Ulcer | Yes | 6.27 |
| M | 70 | 28 | 3/7/2000 | No | ASHD | No | 7.03 |
| M | 58 | 15.3 | 1/27/2001 | Yes | Cancer | Hx | 6.68 |
| M | 44 | 23 | 4/3/2001 | No | Cardiac | Yes | 6.87 |
PMI includes time from death to brain removal, cooling to 4ºC, and freezing of brain.
Hx, history of use/abuse.