Table 1.

All Subject demographics

Group (n)	Age (y) Mean ± SEM	Sex (M:F)	Race W:B:A:H	PMI (h) Mean ± SEM	Brain pH Mean ± SEM	Axis I Dx (n)	Cause of death (n)
Nonsuicides (n = 149)	44 ± 1	119:30	98:31:4:16	14.2 ± 0.4	6.54 ± 0.02	None (48) AUD (35/18)* MDD (6) Unknown (43) Other (5)	Respiratory failure (4), Liver failure (3), Cancer (1), Cardiac (71), hemorrhage (4), Gunshot wound (8), Stabbing (8), MVA (34), Fall from height (6), Industrial accident (2), Other accident (2), Drowning (1) Electrocution (1), Other (Natural/Accidental) (2), Asphyxiation (2)
Suicides (n = 83)	45 ± 2	62:21	60:8:2:13	15.8 ± 0.7	6.37 ± 0.18	None (3) AUD (14/6)* MDD (45) Unknown (22) Schizophrenia (4)	Fall from height (13), Hanging (29), Gunshot wound (28), Subway (2), Drowning (4), Overdose (2), Asphyxiation (2), Poison ingestion (2), Other (1)

AUD alcohol use disorder (dependent/abuser), MVA motor vehicle accident; *Some AUD subjects were comorbid for MDD