Table 1

Demographics of subjects, 1990–1996

Number
 Percentage
Sex

     Male
 5,906
 66.4
     Female
 2,987
 33.6
     TOTAL
 8,893
 100.0
Age at death

     1 month or less
 1,493
 16.8
     2–11 months
 1,038
 11.7
     1 – 4 years
 841
 9.5
     5 – 9 years
 530
 6.0
     10 – 14 years
 634
 7.1
     15 – 24 years
 4,357
 49.0
     TOTAL
 8,893
 100.0
Race or Ethnicity

     White, non-Hispanic
 6,529
 73.4
     Black, non-Hispanic
 646
 7.3
     Asian or Pacific Islander
 401
 4.5
     Native American
 338
 3.8
     Hispanic
 959
 10.8
     Other or Unknown
 20
 0.2
     TOTAL
 8,893
 100.0
Underlying Cause

     Prematurity or IRDS
 242
 2.8
     SIDS
 265
 3.0
     Trauma
 3,873
 43.6
CCC

          Cardiovascular
 557
 6.3
          Neuromuscular
 376
 4.2
          Malignancy
 613
 6.9
          Respiratory
 201
 2.3
          Renal
 63
 0.7
          GI
 26
 0.3
          Hematologic/Immunologic
 44
 0.5
          Genetic/Congenital
 251
 2.8
          Metabolic
 52
 0.6
          Multiple CCC Categories
 78
 0.9
     Other Cause
 2,252
 25.3
     TOTAL
 8,893
 100.0

Feudtner et al. BMC Medicine 2003 1:3   doi:10.1186/1741-7015-1-3