Table 6.
Number and type of events that compose the non-cardiovascular disease (nonCVD) outcome in the REGARDS study
| Causes of death | Overall | Race | Income | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Black N (%) | White N (%) | <$35,000 N (%) | ≥$35,000 N (%) | |
| Cancer | 1226 (44.3%) | 508 (43.5%) | 718 (44.9%) | 656 (42.6%) | 570 (46.5%) |
| Accidents/injury/suicide/homicide | 164 (5.9%) | 55 (4.7%) | 109 (6.8%) | 86 (5.6%) | 78 (6.4%) |
| Liver disease | 56 (2.0%) | 25 (2.1%) | 31 (1.9%) | 32 (2.1%) | 24 (2.0%) |
| Infection | 498 (18.0%) | 213 (18.2%) | 285 (17.8%) | 273 (17.7%) | 225 (18.3%) |
| ESRD | 118 (4.3%) | 75 (6.4%) | 43 (2.7%) | 78 (5.1%) | 40 (3.3%) |
| Dementia | 187 (6.8%) | 75 (6.4%) | 112 (7.0%) | 100 (6.5%) | 87 (7.1%) |
| COPD | 247 (8.9%) | 87 (7.4%) | 160 (10.0%) | 160 (10.4%) | 87 (7.1%) |
| Pulmonary embolism | 38 (1.34%) | 27 (2.1%) | 11 (0.7%) | 26 (1.7%) | 12 (1.0%) |
| Other | 232 (8.4%) | 103 (8.8%) | 129 (8.1%) | 128 (8.3%) | 104 (8.5%) |
| Missing | 263 | 126 | 137 | 165 | 98 |