Table 3 Distribution of causes of mortality between two age subgroups
From: Prospective study of patients with altered mental status: clinical features and outcome
Cause of death | 18–64 years old (n = 30; 28%) | 65 years and above (n = 76; 72%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Trauma | 1 (3.3%) | 5 (6.6%) | 0.673 |
Cardiac | 1 (3.3%) | 4 (5.3%) | 1.000 |
Others* | 5 (16.7%) | 15 (19.7%) | 0.790 |
Ischaemic stroke | 7 (23.3%) | 29 (38.2%) | 0.176 |
Haemorrhagic stroke | 16 (53.3%) | 23 (30.3%) | 0.043 |