Table 2.
Causes of death at 7 days after ED
| Cause of Death1 | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Malignancy | 69 | 19.6% |
| Coronary heart disease | 61 | 17.3% |
| Non-atherosclerotic heart disease | 40 | 11.3% |
| DM | 23 | 6.5% |
| Hypertension | 19 | 5.4% |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 17 | 4.8% |
| COPD/Asthma | 17 | 4.8% |
| Injury, Poisoning, and Suicide | 15 | 4.3% |
| Mental disorders | 14 | 4.0% |
| CHF | 10 | 2.8% |
| Renal disease | 10 | 2.8% |
| Pneumonia and pneumonitis | 10 | 2.8% |
| PVD, Circulatory disease, and Aneurysms |
9 | 2.6% |
| GI disorders | 9 | 2.6% |
| Other infections | 8 | 2.3% |
| Autoimmune disorders | 6 | 1.7% |
| Nervous system disorders | 5 | 1.4% |
| Sepsis | 4 | 1.1% |
| Liver disease | 3 | 0.9% |
| Metabolic, endocrine, nutritional disorders |
2 | 0.6% |
| Other | 2 | 0.6% |
1
Four deaths had unknown cause of death
Cause of death definitions are listed in the appendix