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Table 6 Characteristics of deaths in the study and eligible* to be interviewed according to whether a proxy interview was obtained

From: Alcohol and premature death in Estonian men: a study of forensic autopsies using novel biomarkers and proxy informants

Characteristics

Included

Excluded

 
 

Number

%

Number

%

Pvalue**

Age (years)

    

0.291

   25-34

50

29.6

29

27.1

 

   35-44

35

20.7

31

29.0

 

   45-54

84

49.7

47

43.9

 

Underlying cause of death

    

0.769

   Diseases

70

41.4

40

37.4

 

Circulatory system (I00-I99)

   41

   58.6

   21

   52.5

 

Digestive system (K00-K99)

   10

   14.3

   16

   40.0

   0.002

Other diseases

   19

   27.1

   3

   7.5

 

   Unknown causes (R95-R99)

4

2.4

2

1.9

 

   External causes (V01-Y98)

95

56.2

65

60.7

 

Blood alcohol concentration (BAC)

    

0.788

measured

     

   No

8

4.7

5

4.7

 

   Yes

161

95.3

102

95.3

 

BAC < 0.2 mg/g

   89

   55.3

   49

   48.0

   < 0.001

BAC ≥ 0.2 mg/g

   72

   44.7

   53

   52.0

 

Total

169

100

107

100

 
  1. *Only for deaths to men resident in and around one of the five major towns attempts were made to undertake proxy interview
  2. **Comparing distribution of different characteristics between deaths included and excluded from the study using chi-squared or Fisher test