Table 1 The number of people dying of the different causes
Cause of death | OA n = 249 | RA n = 246 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of subjects by diagnosis | Mean age at death | Number of subjects by diagnosis | Mean age at death | |
Number (%) | Years (range) | Number (%) | Years (range) | |
Cardiovascular | 64 (25.70%) | 81.14 (58–95) | 65 (26.42%) | 75.23 (61–95) |
Cerebrovascular | 21 (8.43%) | 84.57 (69–93) | 20 (8.13%) | 77.96 (67–91) |
Peripheral vascular | 5 (2.01%) | 77.64 (73–81) | 10 (4.07%) | 74.65 (48–87) |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 0 (0%) | 0 | 4 (1.63%) | 79.36 (73–83) |
Septic | 61 (24.50%) | 84.22 (62–100) | 62 (25.20%) | 74.98 (55–92) |
Cancer | 27 (10.84%) | 81.14 (66–99) | 9 (3.66%) | 75.89 (56–85) |
Accident | 2 (0.80%) | 81.97 (76–88) | 2 (0.81%) | 76.05 (72–81) |
Renal | 6 (2.41%) | 85.47 (71–96) | 7 (2.85%) | 75.06 (58–83) |
Chest | 1 (0.40%) | 67.49 (0) | 9 (3.66%) | 74.21 (65–83) |
Old age | 11 (4.42%) | 88.23 (80–94) | 5 (2.03%) | 82.00 (76–90) |
Neurological | 7 (2.81%) | 88.67 (82–96) | 2 (0.81%) | 81.11 (77–86) |
Gastrointestinal and liver | 3 (1.21%) | 80.88 (76–89) | 12 (4.88%) | 69.99 (49–80) |
Pulmonary embolism | 6 (2.41%) | 83.23 (76–90) | 1 (0.41) | 63.07 (0) |
No diagnosis | 35 (14.06%) | 75.49 (53–90) | 38 (15.45%) | 70.04 (45–82) |