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. 2015 Mar 18;10:595–602. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S77491

Table 3.

Causes of death of the deceased subjects

Malignant diseases, n (%) 49 (56.3%)
 Lung cancer, n (%) 13 (14.9%)
 Hepatobiliary cancer, n (%) 12 (13.8%)
 Gastrointestinal cancer, n (%) 8 (9.2%)
 Urological cancer, n (%) 7 (8.0%)
 Gynecological cancer, n (%) 3 (3.4%)
 Head and neck cancer, n (%) 2 (2.3%)
 Breast cancer, n (%) 2 (2.3%)
 Hematological malignancies, n (%) 2 (2.3%)
Benign diseases, n (%) 38 (43.7%)
 Pneumonia, n (%) 15 (17.2%)
 Cardiovascular disease, n (%) 10 (11.5%)
 Sudden death/unknown death, n (%) 8 (9.2%)
 Liver cirrhosis, n (%) 2 (2.3%)
 Interstitial pneumonia, n (%) 1 (1.1%)
 Asthma attack, n (%) 1 (1.1%)
 Infectious endocarditis, n (%) 1 (1.1%)
Total, n (%) 87 (100%)