Table 3.
Demographic data and atherosclerosis severity according to causes of death.
| Asphyxia N = 13 |
Accident and homicide N = 115 |
Nonvascular illness N = 43 |
Vascular disease N = 14 |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR) | 14 (1–28.5) | 31 (20–50) | 41 (23–66) | 68 (56–70) | <0.001 |
| Gender (%) | |||||
| Female | 9 (69.2) | 45 (39.1) | 22 (51.2) | 2 (14.3) | 0.01 |
| Male | 4 (30.8) | 70 (60.9) | 21 (48.8) | 12 (85.7) | |
| Atherosclerosis severity by AHA grade |
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| None | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 3 (7.0) | 0 | <0.001 |
| I–III | 8 (61.5) | 28 (24.3) | 3 (7.0) | 0 | |
| IV-V | 4 (30.8) | 87 (75.7) | 37 (86.0) | 14 (100.0) | |
| Arterial territories with atherosclerosis |
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| 0-1 | 3 (23.1) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (7.0) | 0 | <0.001 |
| 2-3 | 7 (53.8) | 34 (29.6) | 6 (14.0) | 3 (21.4) | |
| 4-5 | 3 (23.1) | 80 (69.6) | 34 (79.1) | 11 (78.6) | |
| Atherosclerosis with stenosis >25% |
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| No | 11 (84.6) | 62 (53.9) | 17 (39.5) | 0 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 2 (15.4) | 53 (56.1) | 26 (60.5) | 14 (100.0) |