Table 5.
Underlying Cause of Death Distribution, Rankings, and Age at Death for Individuals With Chronic Hepatitis B or C Reported to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene During 2001–2012
| Hepatitis B (n = 3897) |
Hepatitis C (n = 15 541) |
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| Rank | Cause of Death Category | No. | % | Median Age at Death (IQR), y | Cause of Death Category | No. | % | Median Age at Death (IQR), y |
| 1 | Nonliver cancers | 833 | 21.4 | 59.0 (48.7–69.2) | Cardiovascular disease | 3458 | 22.2 | 60.0 (52.5–72.6) |
| 2 | Cardiovascular disease | 803 | 20.6 | 65.6 (53.7–77.4) | Nonliver cancers | 2312 | 14.9 | 57.8 (51.9–66.4) |
| 3 | HIV/AIDS-associated | 594 | 15.2 | 42.8 (37.7–49.6) | HIV/AIDS-associated | 1939 | 12.5 | 48.8 (43.6–53.7) |
| 4 | Hepatocellular carcinoma | 493 | 12.7 | 52.7 (45.3–61.5) | Other causes | 1723 | 11.1 | 54.3 (47.1–64.6) |
| 5 | Other causes | 421 | 10.8 | 54.1 (42.6–71.4) | Hepatitis C-associated | 1536 | 9.9 | 54.7 (49.5–61.4) |
| 6 | Hepatitis B-associated | 184 | 4.7 | 53.9 (46.2–64.8) | Drug/alcohol-associated | 1357 | 8.7 | 47.2 (40.9–52.4) |
| 7 | Respiratory disease | 188 | 4.8 | 68.4 (55.6–77.9) | Hepatocellular carcinoma | 1152 | 7.4 | 59.2 (53.1–67.6) |
| 8 | Liver disease (noncancer) | 133 | 3.4 | 53.8 (47.3–63.7) | Respiratory disease | 804 | 5.2 | 58.6 (51.5–70.0) |
| 9 | Diabetes-associated | 115 | 3.0 | 62.8 (54.6–71.1) | Liver disease (noncancer) | 746 | 4.8 | 54.6 (48.9–61.4) |
| 10 | Drug/alcohol-associated | 95 | 2.4 | 41.2 (35.9–48.7) | Diabetes-associated | 450 | 2.9 | 58.0 (51.6–68.3) |
For International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision, codes used for each underlying cause of death category, see Supplementary Table 1.
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.