Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Sudden death in the young adult: a Tunisian autopsy-based series
Features | Number/Percentage | P value |
|---|---|---|
Sudden death of young adult / sudden death of any age | 4.3% | |
Incidence of Sudden death in young adult/year | 4.9 | |
Mean age (standard deviation) | 26.5 (±5.3) | |
Gender, n = 137 | ||
Female | 30 (21.9%) | |
Male | 107 (78.1%) | |
Sex ratio (m/f) | 3.6 | |
Medical history | ||
Family history of sudden death | 7 (5.1%) | 0.093 |
Personal background | 17 (12.4%) | |
Smoking | 64 (46.7) | |
Unspecified | 113 (82.5%) | |
Season | ||
Summer | 38 (29.9%) | 0.148 |
Winter | 29 (22.8%) | |
Autumn | 28 (22%) | |
Spring | 24 (18.9%) | |
Circumstances of death | ||
At rest | 57.5% | 0.293 |
During sleep | 18.9% | |
Unspecified | 23.6% | |
Premonitory signs | ||
Faintness | 59.1% | 0.115 |
Others | 30.7% | |
Unspecified | 10.2% | |