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 4 The cause of death and location of death for each cause, in veterans with ALS, 2010–2021.
| The underlying cause of death | Home | Nursing home | Hospital | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Respiratory diseases | 37 | 52.11 | 5 | 71.42 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Cardiovascular diseases or stroke | 6 | 8.45 | 1 | 14.29 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Metabolic diseases | 3 | 4.23 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| ALS | 19 | 26.76 | 1 | 14.29 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Unknown | 6 | 8.45 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 71 | 100.00 | 7 | 100.00 | 1 | 100.00 |
| ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. | ||||||