Table 1. Descriptive characteristics of pandemic (H1N1) 2009–associated deaths, by surveillance program, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Oregon, April–December 2009.
| Characteristic | Hospital surveillance decedents, n = 160 | UNEX/Med-X decedents, n = 34 | p value† |
|---|---|---|---|
| State | |||
| Minnesota | 50 (76) | 16 (24) | |
| New Mexico | 42 (81) | 10 (19) | |
| Oregon |
68 (89) |
8 (11) |
0.09‡ |
| Influenza type§ | |||
| Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 | 82 (89) | 25 (96) | |
| Influenza A, not subtyped |
10 (11) |
1 (4) |
0.45‡ |
| Age, y | |||
| Median | 51.0 | 37.5 | <0.001¶ |
| Mean |
50.4 |
33.4 |
<0.001# |
| Male gender |
94 (59) |
17 (50) |
0.35 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 123 (77) | 18 (53) | |
| Black | 7 (4) | 0 (0) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 7 (4) | 7 (21) | |
| Asian/PacificIslander | 2 (1) | 2 (6) | |
| Hispanic |
21 (13) |
7 (21) |
0.001‡ |
| Autopsy performed |
27 (17) |
29 (85) |
<0.001 |
| Place of death | |||
| Hospital/emergency department | 146 (91) | 15 (44) | |
| Residence | 12 (8) | 18 (53) | |
| Other | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | <0.001‡ |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. UNEX, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emerging Infections Program Unexplained Deaths Program; Med-X, Medical Examiner Infectious Disease Death Surveillance Program. †By χ2 or Fisher exact test. ‡By χ2 test among all categories. §Data available from Minnesota and New Mexico only; n = 92 for hospital surveillance and n = 26 for UNEX/Med-X. ¶By Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney test. #By analysis of variance F-test.