Table 2.
Causes of death
| Characteristics | Infection | Cardiovascular/thrombosis | Cancer | Renal | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, n | 25 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 91 |
| By sex, n (%) | ||||||
| Male | 0 | 3 (17) | 3 (12) | 0 | 1 (5) | 7 (8) |
| Female | 25 (100) | 15 (83) | 22 (88 | 4 (100%) | 18 (95) | 84 (92) |
| By ethnicity, n (%) | ||||||
| Caucasian | 13 (52) | 14 (78) | 22 (88) | 1 (25) | 9 (47) | 59 (65) |
| Afro-Caribbean | 5 (20) | 1 (5.5) | 1 (4) | 3 (75) | 5 (26) | 15 (16) |
| South Asian | 4 (16) | 2 (11) | 2 (8) | 0 | 4 (21) | 12 (13) |
| East Asian | 0 | 1 (5.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 2 (2) |
| Mixed race | 3 (12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) |
| By age of onset, n (%) | ||||||
| Above median | 16 (64) | 15 (83) | 16 (64) | 2 (50) | 12 (63) | 61 (67) |
| Below median | 9 (36) | 3 (17) | 9 (36) | 2 (50) | 7 (37) | 30 (33) |
| By time of diagnosis, n (%) | ||||||
| Group 1 | 10 (40) | 7 (39) | 10 (40) | 3 (75) | 9 (47) | 39 (43) |
| Group 2 | 8 (32) | 5 (28) | 13 (52) | 1 (25) | 7 (37) | 34 (37) |
| Group 3 | 7 (28) | 5 (28) | 1 (4) | 0 | 1 (5) | 14(15) |
| Group 4 | 0 | 1 (5.5) | 1 (4) | 0 | 2 (10) | 4 (4) |
Other causes of death included suicide (n = 2), road traffic accident (n = 1), old age (n = 1), liver failure (n = 2), unknown cause (n = 5), alcoholism (n = 1), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (n = 1), haemorrhage (n = 3), haemolytic anaemia (n = 1), acute respiratory distress syndrome (n = 1) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n = 1).