Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study subjects divided by post mortem time
Basic cause of death | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | PM mean | Age mean (range) | BMI mean (range) | Heart diseases % | Other diseases % | Violent deaths (suicide, accident, poisoning) % | |
Autopsy cases: | |||||||
1–3 days | 19 | 2.3 | 55 (18–79) | 29.3 (20.4–42.1) | 7 (37%) | 4 (21%) | 8 (42%) |
4–5 days | 21 | 4.5 | 58 (20–86) | 28.4 (18.4–43.6) | 10 (48%) | 9 (43%) | 2 (10%) |
>5 days | 21 | 6.5 | 61 (28–76) | 30.7 (21.1–50.3) | 15 (71%) | 2 (10%) | 4 (19%) |
p-value | 0.373 | 0.543 | 0.079 | 0.086 | 0.096 | ||
Control volunteers | 7 | 45 (26–57) | 27.1 (20.8–37.2) | ||||