TABLE 2.
DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS, CAUSE OF DEATH, AND RNA QUALITY DETERMINING PARAMETERS
| Code | Gender | Age at Death | Cause of Death | PMI | pH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control* | |||||
| C1 | M | 74 | Lung cancer | 4 | 6.52 |
| C2 | F | 90 | Congestive heart failure | 5 | 6.08 |
| C3 | F | 90 | Respiratory failure | 5 | 6.12 |
| C4 | F | 83 | Chronic renal failure | 13 | 6.52 |
| C5 | F | 85 | Metastatic cancer of lung | 3 | 6.04 |
| C6 | M | 46 | Myocardial infarction | 7 | 6.5 |
| C7 | F | 85 | Obstructive pulmonary disease | 15 | 6.53 |
| C8 | F | 82 | Malignant melanoma | 5 | 6.92 |
| C9 | F | 84 | Cardiorespiratory arrest | 4 | 6.01 |
| C10 | F | 90 | Heart and respiratory failure | 3 | 6 |
| C11 | M | 88 | Multiple organ failure | 3 | 6.03 |
| C12 | F | 84 | Cerebrovascular accident | 9 | 5.96 |
| C13 | M | 85 | Myelodisplastic syndrome | 11 | 6.06 |
| C14 | M | 80 | Myelodisplastic syndrome | 12 | 6.08 |
| C15 | F | 85 | Respiratory failure | 4 | 6.3 |
| C16 | F | 83 | Cardiopulmonary arrest | 4 | 6.16 |
| C17 | F | 88 | Ischemic heart disease | 11 | 5.93 |
| C18 | M | 65 | Ischemic heart diseae | 9 | 6.64 |
| C19 | M | 70 | Cardiac arrest | 9 | 6.18 |
| C20 | M | 65 | Ischemic heart disease | 6 | 6.49 |
| C21 | M | 65 | Heart disease | 10 | 6.45 |
| C22 | M | 65 | Cardiac arrest | 12 | 6.78 |
| C23 | M | 68 | Cardiac arrest | 16 | 6 |
| Parkinson’s diseaset† | |||||
| PD1 | F | 65 | Cardiopulmonary failure | 4 | 6.28 |
| PD2 | M | 75 | Infectious disease/IHD | 15 | 6.36 |
| PD3 | M | 77 | PD | 4 | 6.38 |
| PD4 | M | 71 | Ischemic heart diseae | 6 | 6.00 |
| PD5 | M | 74 | PD/Ischemic heart diseae | 4 | 6.41 |
| PD6 | M | 63 | Cardiopulmonary failure/PD | 5 | 6.42 |
| PD7 | M | 88 | Aspiration/PD | 20 | 6.48 |
| PD8 | M | 66 | PD | 5 | 6.42 |
| PD9 | F | 86 | Cardiopulmonary failure | 5 | 6.59 |
| PD10 | M | 78 | PD | 5 | 6.16 |
| PD11 | M | 71 | Intestinal bleeding | 12 | 6.05 |
| PD12 | F | 60 | Stroke | 4 | 6.29 |
| PD13 | F | 66 | Respiratory failure | 10 | 6.51 |
| PD14 | M | 83 | PD | 2 | 5.96 |
| PD15 | M | 74 | PD | 8 | 6.42 |
| PD16 | M | 72 | Pneumonia | 6 | 5.88 |
| PD17 | M | 69 | PD/cancer | 3 | 6.00 |
| PD18 | M | 82 | Cardiopulmonary failure | 4 | 5.79 |
| PD19 | M | 73 | Coronary artery disease | 11 | 5.92 |
| PD20 | M | 76 | Pneumonia/PD | 5 | 5.97 |
| PD21 | M | 81 | Coronary artery disease | 5 | 6.02 |
| PD22 | F | 78 | Coronary artery disease/PD | 6 | 6.39 |
*
Total 23: 11 male, 13 female; age at death 78.2 ± 11.4; 10 suden death, 13 prolonged; PMI 7.8 ± 4.1; pH 6.3 ± 0.3.
†
Total 22: 17 male, 5 female; age at death 74 ± 7.4; 11 sudden death, 12 prolonged; PMI 6.8 ± 4.8; pH 6.2 ± 0.2.