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Table 1 Characteristics of Cardiac Decedents Aged 25-74 (n = 11,485), Tampa MSA, 1998-2002

From: Spatial clustering of non-transported cardiac decedents: the results of a point pattern analysis and an inquiry into social environmental correlates

Decedent Characteristics

Percent (Number)

Year

 

1998

21.7 ( 2,491)

1999

20.5 ( 2,357)

2000

20.4 ( 2,347)

2001

19.0 ( 2,181)

2002

18.4 ( 2,109)

Age (years)

 

25-44

7.1 ( 816)

45-64

38.0 ( 4,360)

65-74

54.9 ( 6,309)

Gender

 

Women

33.6 ( 3,862)

Men

66.4 ( 7,623)

Race/Ethnicity

 

White

85.0 ( 9,763)

Black

11.1 ( 1,270)

Hispanic

3.9 ( 452)

Marital Status

 

Married

52.7 ( 6,051)

Widowed

15.0 ( 1,724)

Divorced

21.6 ( 2,485)

Single

9.1 ( 1,047)

Unknown

1.6 ( 178)

Underlying Cause of Death

 

Diseases of the Heart

96.1 (11,034)

Ill-Defined Symptoms/Signs

3.9 ( 451)

Transport Status

 

Not Transported

42.3 ( 4,863)

Transported

57.7 ( 6,622)

Place of Death for

Non-Transported Decedents

 

Home

77.9 (3,789)

Other (not Hospital)

22.1 (1,074)

Place of Death for

Transported Decedents

 

Inpatient

65.6 (4,346)

Emergency/Outpatient/DOA

34.4 (2,276)

  1. DOA: Dead on arrival.