Table 1.

Available medical data for SUDDEN men and women

	Both	Men	Women	p Value
Death certificate	190 (100%)	122 (100%)	68 (100%)	1.000
Physician signed	93 (49%)	56 (46%)	37 (54%)	0.291
Medical examiner report	97 (51%)	66 (54%)	31 (46%)	0.291
Medical records	129 (68%)	80 (66%)	49 (72%)	0.419

Death certificates are signed by either the participant's physician or the state medical examiner. Medical records were considered available if the participant had either hospital or physician records.

SUDDEN, Sudden Unexpected Death in North Carolina project.