Table 2.
Demographics of SUDDEN subjects, Wake County decedents and living Wake County residents by gender
| SUDDEN |
Dead Wake County |
Living Wake County |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both | Men (1) | Women (2) | p Value (1 vs 2) | Men | Women (3) | p Value (2 vs 3) | Men | Women (4) | p Value (2 vs 4) | |
| Total # | 190 | 122 (64%) | 68 (36%) | <0.001 | 796 (61%) | 504 (39%) | 0.472 | 287 151 (49%) | 302 680 (51%) | <0.001 |
| Average age (SD) | 53 (9) | 53 (9) | 53 (9) | 0.682 | 50.7 (12) | 52.7 (10) | 0.833 | 37.0 (14) | 37.4 (14) | <0.001 |
| White | 118 (62%) | 79 (65%) | 39 (57%) | 0.351 | 497 (63%) | 291 (58%) | 1.000 | 188 837 (66%) | 193 366 (64%) | 0.259 |
| Black | 66 (35%) | 37 (29%) | 29 (43%) | 0.084 | 253 (32%) | 186 (37%) | 0.344 | 56 566 (20%) | 70 149 (23%) | <0.001 |
| Married | 62 (33%) | 40 (33%) | 22 (32%) | 1.000 | 353 (46%) | 222 (45%) | 0.048 | 154 924 (53%) | 161 589 (52%) | 0.01 |
| High school graduate | 128/150 (85%) | 75/89 (84%) | 53/61 (87%) | 0.815 | 627 (82%) | 440 (89%) | 0.664 | 265 374 (90%) | 291 044 (93%) | 0.002 |
Bolded p value signifies a significant difference (p<0.05). All demographics are based on annual incidence for people aged 18–64 years. Data for SUDDEN subjects were gathered from 3 March 2013 to 3 March 2014. Wake County death statistics were gathered from the NC Department of Health Statistics for 2013. Wake County statistics for living residents were gathered from census demographics by the American Community Survey for 2009–2013.
SUDDEN, Sudden Unexpected Death in North Carolina project.