Table 1.
Subjects' Demographic Data
| Subjects | PMI | Age | Sex | Race | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control Y 1 | 5.8 | 39 | Female | Unknown | Unknown |
| Control Y 2 | 12 | 22.8 | Male | African American | Arrhythmia due to hypertrophy cardiomyopathy |
| Control Y 3 | 8 | 33.1 | Male | Caucasian | Cardiac arrhythmia |
| Control Y 4 | 10 | 24.4 | Male | Caucasian | Multiple injuries |
| Control Y 5 | 10 | 10.8 | Female | Caucasian | Asthma |
| Control Y 6 | 14 | 19.8 | Male | Caucasian | Multiple injuries |
| DS 1 | 12 | 19 | Male | Caucasian | Unknown |
| DS 2 | 14 | 15.5 | Male | Caucasian | Chromosome disorder, Trisomy 21 |
| DS 3 | 10 | 40.6 | Male | African American | HCVD |
| DS 4 | 12 | 39.2 | Female | Caucasian | Cancer |
| DS 5 | 13 | 44.5 | Female | Caucasian | Cardiac arrhythmia |
| DS 6 | 14 | 19.9 | Male | Indian | Cardiopulmonary arrest: congenital heart disease |
| DS-AD 1 | 5.3 | 57 | Female | Unknown | Seizure disorder |
| DS-AD 2 | 3 | 63 | Female | Unknown | Respiratory |
| DS-AD 3 | 6 | 63 | Female | Unknown | Unknown |
| DS-AD 4 | 4.5 | 55 | Male | Unknown | Pneumonia |
| DS-AD 5 | 10.5 | 61 | Male | Unknown | Unknown |
| DS-AD 6 | 3 | 57 | Female | Unknown | Pneumonia |
| Control O 1 | 5 | 47.3 | Female | Caucasian | Pneumonia |
| Control O 2 | 8 | 64 | Female | Unknown | Myocardial infarction |
| Control O 3 | 17 | 56.8 | Male | Caucasian | HACVD |
| Control O 4 | 16 | 55.3 | Male | Caucasian | Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| Control O 5 | 4.5 | 65 | Male | Unknown | Cardiac arrest |
| Control O 6 | 2.7 | 67 | Male | Unknown | Cardiomyopathy |
AD, Alzheimer's disease; DS, Down syndrome; HACVD, hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease; HCVD, hypertensive cardiovascular disease; PMI, postmortem interval.