Table 2 Activity at time of death in SCD victims aged 1–35 years in Denmark 2000–2009, divided by gender
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Activity at death, n = 544 |  | n = 371 | n = 173 |  |
 Awake and relaxed | 285 (52) | 193 (52) | 92 (53) | 0.04 |
 Sleeping | 193 (35) | 124 (33) | 69 (40) | |
 Moderate to high intensity activity including sport | 45 (8) | 39 (11) | 6 (3) | |
 Sex | 6 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (2) | |
 Eating | 6 (1) | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | |
 Walking | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 (1) | |
 Other | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | - | |
Age group 1–18 years | All n = 119 (%) | Men n = 77 (%) | Women n = 42 (%) | p-value |
  Activity at death, n = 105 |  | n = 71 | n = 34 |  |
 Awake and relaxed | 48 (46) | 30 (42) | 18 (53) | 0.35 |
 Sleeping | 39 (37) | 27 (38) | 12 (35) | |
 Moderate to high intensity activity including sport | 16 (15) | 13 (18) | 3 (9) | |
 Sex | - | - | - | |
 Eating | - | - | - | |
 Walking | 1 (1) | - | 1 (3) | |
 Other | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | - | |
Age group 19–35 years | All n = 516 (%) | Men n = 353 (%) | Women n = 163 (%) | p-value |
  Activity at death, n = 439 |  | n = 300 | n = 139 |  |
 Awake and relaxed | 237 (54) | 163 (54) | 74 (53) | 0.04 |
 Sleeping | 154 (35) | 97 (32) | 57 (41) | |
 Moderate to high intensity activity including sport | 29 (7) | 26 (9) | 3 (2) | |
 Sex | 6 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (2) | |
 Eating | 6 (1) | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | |
 Walking | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | - | |
 Other | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | - |