Table 2 Causes of death according to age group (55–71 and 72–85 years) and sex during longterm post stroke follow-up in the SAM cohort
Cause of death | Valid data | All | Men | Men | Women | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 55-71 yrs | 72-85 yrs | 55-71 yrs | 72-85 yrs | 55-71 yrs | 72-85 yrs | |
n = 74 | n = 188 | n = 53 | n = 79 | n = 21 | n = 109 | ||
(28.2%) | (71.8%) | (40.2%) | (59.8%) | (16.2%) | (83.8%) | ||
Brain related | 262 | 18 (24.3) | 70 (37.2) | 11 (20.8) | 28 (35.4) | 7 (33.3) | 42 (38.5) |
Ischemic | 262 | 15 (20.3) | 66 (35.1) | 10 (18.9) | 26 (32.9) | 5 (23.8) | 40 (36.7) |
Bleeding | 262 | 4 (5.4) | 6 (3.2) | 1 (1.9) | 3 (3.8) | 3 (14.3) | 3 (2.8) |
Dementia | 262 | 3 (4.1) | 5 (2.7) | 1 (1.9) | 4 (5.1) | 2 (9.5%) | 1 (0.9) |
Cardiac | 262 | 25 (33.8) | 55 (29.3) | 21 (39.6) | 18 (22.8) | 4 (19.0) | 37 (33.9) |
Cancer | 262 | 15 (20.3) | 23 (12.2) | 9 (17.0) | 14 (17.7) | 6 (28.6) | 9 (8.3) |
Infection | 262 | 1 (1.4) | 10 (5.3) | 1 (1.9) | 5 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (4.6) |
Trauma | 262 | 4 (5.4) | 6 (3.2) | 4 (7.5) | 3 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.3) |
Other | 262 | 10 (13.5) | 22 (11.7) | 7 (5.3) | 10 (12.7) | 3 (14.3) | 12 (11.0) |