Table 1.

Characteristics of Study Subjects

	Control subjects					Cocaine subjects
	Age	Race/Sex	Cause of Death	pH	RIN	Age	Race/Sex	Cause of Death	pH	RIN	Cocaine μg/mL	BE μg/mL
	66	BM	MGSW	6.7	6.9	64	BM	cocaine intoxication	6.7	7.6	0.07	0.40
	50	BM	GSW	6.7	6.9	51	BM	cocaine abuse	6.7	5.7	ND	0.13
	51	BF	ASCVD	6.5	6.9	52	BF	cocaine abuse, intracerebral	6.3	6.6	ND	0.08
	40	BF	dilated cardiomyopathy	6.4	6.8	34	BF	cocaine abuse	6.4	6.2	ND	0.66
	35	BM	GSW, ASCVD	6.4	6.4	35	BM	cocaine intoxication	6.7	7.7	0.28	5.3
	47	WM	ASCVD	6.2	6.1	46	WM	cocaine intoxication	6.4	7.3	0.80	5.7
	45	BM	MGSW	6.3	7.5	49	BM	cocaine abuse, aortic aneurysm	6.4	6.7	ND	0.42
	49	BM	ASCVD	6.8	7.0	59	BM	cocaine abuse	6.6	7.3	ND	0.07
	52	BM	hypertensive cardiomyopathy	6.3	7.0	52	BM	cocaine abuse	6.6	5.6	0.08	0.33
	53	BM	ASCVD	6.3	7.8	52	BM	cocaine abuse	6.5	6.5	0.29	3.0
	51	BM	aortic dissection, hypertension	6.7	6.0	52	BM	cocaine abuse, aortic dissection	6.3	7.2	ND	0.58
Mean (SEM)	49 (7.5)			6.5 (0.2)	6.9 (0.5)	50 (8.5)			6.5 (0.1)	6.8 (0.7)

Abbreviations: ASCVD, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease; BE, major cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine; BF, black female; BM, black male; GSW, gunshot wound; MGSW, multiple gunshot wounds; ND, not detected; RIN, RNA integrity number; SEM, standard error of the mean; WM, white male.