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Demographics of SUDS Cohort
| SUDS cases | |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | 123 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 75 |
| Female | 48 |
| Age at death | |
| Mean (years) | 17.5 ± 12.3 |
| Range (years) | 1–69 |
| Reported ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 108 |
| African American | 10 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
| Asian | 3 |
Although no upper age limit was specified to accept a sample for postmortem genetic testing, 112 of the 123 cases were between 1 and 40 years of age. Seven decedents were in their 40s, three were in their 50s, and a single SUD victim was in his 60s.
