Table 2. Causes of death in DM.

	Sex	Age*, yr	DM status	ILD status	ESR†, mm/hr	Cause of death
1	Male	54	CDM	ILD	34	Respiratory failure aggravated by pneumonia
2	Female	66	CDM	ILD	32	Respiratory failure
3	Female	41	CDM	ILD	33	Respiratory failure aggravated by pneumonia
4	Male	52	CDM	ILD	42	Pulmonary complication after lung TPL
5	Male	53	CDM	ILD	33	Pulmonary complication after lung TPL
6	Male	61	CDM	ILD	46	Sudden cardiac arrest after diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
7	Female	56	CDM	ILD	51	Sudden cardiac arrest (unknown origin)
8	Female	54	CDM	ILD	68	Respiratory failure with septic shock
9	Female	51	CADM	ILD	73	Pulmonary complication after lung TPL
10	Female	41	CADM	ILD	50	Respiratory failure with septic shock
11	Male	36	CDM	Non-ILD	79	Septic shock after chemotherapy for lymphoma
12	Female	61	CDM	Non-ILD	31	Respiratory failure with pleural effusion, MUO
13	Female	61	CDM	Non-ILD	47	Respiratory failure with endometrial cancer progression
14	Female	65	CDM	Non-ILD	34	Metabolic acidosis and AKI, with DLBL

^*Age at the time of DM diagnosis. ^†Baseline ESR level at the time of DM diagnosis. CDM, classic dermatomyositis; TPL, transplantation; MUO, metastasis of unknown origin; AKI, acute kidney injury; DLBL, diffuse large B cell lymphoma.