TABLE 1.
Demographic data of sample donors included in the present study on cocaine use disorder (CUD).
| Characteristic | CUD | No CUD | P-value |
| N | 21 | 21 | – |
| Age [years (SD)] | 44.4 (13.0) | 50.1 (13.8) | 0.17 |
| Sex (Male/Female) | 21/0 | 21/0 | – |
| pH (SD) | 6.37 (0.39) | 6.26 (0.28) | 0.33 |
| PMI [hours (SD)] | 56.8 (23.9) | 58.4 (19.9) | 0.82 |
| Cocaine or cocaine metabolites at death, yes (%) | 15 (71.4) | 0 (0) | – |
| Depressive disorder (MDD, NOS), yes (%) | 9 (42.9) | 5 (23.8) | 0.33 |
| Alcohol use disorder, yes (%) | 9 (42.9) | 4 (19.1) | 0.18 |
SD, standard deviation; PMI, post-mortem interval; MDD, major depressive disorder; NOS, depressive disorder not otherwise specified; p-value, derived from CUD/no CUD comparison using a t-test for continuous and chi-squared test for categorical variables.