Table 1 Demographics of SCD in 1–35 years old including gender differences in Denmark 2000–2009
From: Gender differences in sudden cardiac death in the young-a nationwide study
SCD population aged 1–35 years | All n = 635 (%) | Men n = 430 (%) | Women n = 205 (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Median age, years | 29 (IQR 22–33) | 29 (IQR 23–33) | 28 (IQR 21–33) | 0.19 |
 Witnessed deaths (n = 580) | 254 (44) | 159 (41) | 95 (51) | 0.02 |
 External examinations | 522 (82) | 361 (84) | 161 (79) | 0.10 |
  Autopsied SCD | 431 (68) | 296 (69) | 135 (66) | 0.45 |
 Explained sudden cardiac death | 239 (55) | 172 (58) | 67 (50) | 0.11 |
 Sudden unexplained death | 192 (45) | 124 (42) | 68 (50) | |
  Place of death | (n = 627) | (n = 426) | (n = 201) |  |
 Home | 386 (62) | 258 (61) | 128 (64) | 0.45 |
 Public place | 144 (23) | 111 (26) | 33 (16) | 0.01 |
 At hospital | 74 (12) | 44 (10) | 30 (15) | 0.10 |
 Other | 23 (4) | 13 (3) | 10 (5) | 0.23 |
Age group 1–18 years | All n = 119 (%) | Men n = 77 (%) | Women n = 42 (%) | p-value |
 Median age, years | 13 (IQR 4–16) | 13 (IQR 4–16) | 12 (IQR 6–16) | 0.72 |
 Witnessed deaths, n = 113 | 62 (55) | 36 (49) | 26 (67) | 0.07 |
 External examinations | 101 (85) | 70 (91) | 31 (74) | 0.01 |
  Autopsied SCD | 88 (74) | 62 (81) | 26 (62) | 0.03 |
 Explained sudden cardiac death | 55 (63) | 37 (60) | 18 (69) | 0.40 |
 Sudden unexplained death | 33 (38) | 25 (40) | 8 (31) | |
  Place of death | n = 118 (%) | n = 77 (%) | n = 41 (%) |  |
 Home | 65 (55) | 42 (55) | 23 (56) | 0.87 |
 Public place | 32 (27) | 23 (30) | 9 (22) | 0.36 |
 At hospital | 18 (15) | 12 (16) | 6 (15) | 0.89 |
 Other | 3 (3) | - | 3 (7) | 0.02 |
Age group 19–35 years | All n = 516 (%) | Men n = 353 (%) | Women n = 163 (%) | p-value |
 Median age, years | 30 (IQR 27–33) | 31 (IQR 27–33) | 30 (IQR 25–34) | 0.27 |
 Witnessed deaths, n = 467 | 192 (41) | 123 (39) | 69 (46) | 0.12 |
 External examinations | 421 (82) | 291 (82) | 130 (80) | 0.47 |
  Autopsied SCD | 343 (66) | 234 (66) | 109 (67) | 0.90 |
 Explained sudden cardiac death | 184 (54) | 135 (58) | 49 (45) | 0.03 |
 Sudden unexplained death | 159 (46) | 99 (42) | 60 (55) | |
  Place of death | n = 509 | n = 349 | n = 160 |  |
 Home | 321 (63) | 216 (62) | 105 (66) | 0.42 |
 Public place | 112 (22) | 88 (25) | 24 (15) | 0.01 |
 At hospital | 56 (11) | 32 (9) | 24 (15) | 0.05 |
 Other | 20 (4) | 13 (4) | 7 (4) | 0.73 |