Table 4.

Comparison of causes of death observed among HF and TAU participants

	Deaths in HF group N = 23	Deaths in TAU group N = 11	Total deaths N = 34
Causes of death	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
Violent deaths / external	12 (52.2%)	2 (18.2%)	14 (41.2%)
Suicides	3 (13.1%)	1 (9.1%)	4 (11.7%)
Accidents other than overdoses	1 (4.3%)	1 (9.1%)	2 (5.9%)
Overdoses of drugs	8 (34.8%)	0	8 (22.8%)
Natural deaths / internal	9 (39.1%)	5 (45.4%)	14 (41.2%)
Cardiovascular diseases	2 (8.7%)	2 (18.2%)	4 (11.7%)
Cancers	3 (13.1%)	1 (9.1%)	4 (11.7%)
Infections	2 (8.7%)	1 (9.1%)	3 (8.8%)
Liver diseases (cirrhosis including)	1 (4.3%)	0	1 (2.9%)
Other natural death	1 (4.3%)	1 (9.1%)	2 (5.9%)
Undetermined causes	2 (8.7%)	4 (36.4%)	6 (17.6%)