17 November 2024 : Clinical Research
Analysis of Mortality Causes and Locations in Veterans with ALS: A Decade Review
Meheroz H. Rabadi
12ABDEF*, Kimberly A. Russell12B, Chao Xu3CD
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945816
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945816
Table 3 The cause of death by age group in veterans with ALS, 2010–2021.
| The underlying cause of death | Age at death | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 20–44 years | 45–64 years | ≥65 years | |||||
| n | Mortality* | n | Mortality* | n | Mortality* | n | Mortality* | |
| Respiratory diseases | 43 | 9.21 | 2 | 6.06 | 15 | 7.81 | 26 | 10.74 |
| Cardiovascular diseases or stroke | 7 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.04 | 5 | 2.07 |
| Metabolic diseases | 3 | 0.64 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.52 | 2 | 0.83 |
| ALS | 20 | 4.28 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 4.69 | 11 | 4.55 |
| Unknown | 5 | 1.07 | 1 | 3.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.65 |
| Total | 78 | 16.70 | 3 | 9.09 | 27 | 14.06 | 48 | 19.84 |
| * Per 100 person-years using the “person-years-at-risk” method, subjects without follow-up length info were excluded. ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. | ||||||||