Table 1.
Characteristics of patients* who died during 2010–2015 with diagnoses of ACHD, heart failure, or cancer
| ACHD Group n=65 |
Cancer Group n = 10,784 |
Heart Failure Group n=3,809 |
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| Age at death in years, mean±SD | 45±17 | 63±13 | 71±15 |
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| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Male | 40 (61.5) | 5971 (55.4) | 2267 (59.5) |
| Female | 25 (38.5) | 4813 (44.6) | 1542 (40.5) |
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| Race, n (%) | |||
| White | 46 (88.5) | 7966 (84.5) | 2748 (78.3) |
| Black | 1 (1.9) | 424 (4.5) | 303 (8.6) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 3 (5.8) | 673 (7.1) | 264 (7.5) |
| Hispanic | 1 (1.9) | 146 (1.6) | 72 (2.1) |
| Other | 1 (1.9) | 217 (2.3) | 123 (3.5) |
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| Education, n (%) | |||
| Some High School | 7 (14.0) | 764 (8.2) | 511 (15.0) |
| High School Degree | 11 (22.0) | 2898 (31.1) | 1266 (37.1) |
| Some college | 25 (50.0) | 2732 (29.3) | 884 (25.9) |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 4 (8.0) | 1785 (19.1) | 487 (14.3) |
| Master/Doctorate | 3 (6.0) | 1147 (12.3) | 265 (7.8) |
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| Marital Status, n (%) | |||
| Married | 30 (57.7) | 3899 (42.6) | 2081 (59.7) |
| Not Married | 22 (42.3) | 5483 (58.4) | 1404 (40.3) |
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| Insurance Status | |||
| Insured | 61 (93.9) | 10506 (97.4) | 3721 (97.7) |
| Not Insured | 4 (6.2) | 278 (2.6) | 88 (2.3) |
*
Proportion with missing data: race (11%), education (13%), marital status (12%)