Table 2 Cause of death stratified by NTSCI etiology: nonmalignant etiology compared with malignant tumor

From: All-cause and cause-specific mortality following non-traumatic spinal cord injury: evidence from a population-based cohort study in Switzerland

 

Nonmalignant etiologiesa

Malignant tumor

Cause of death (ICD-10 code)

n (%)

n (%)

Respiratory infection (J00-J22)

12 (4.4)

1 (0.5)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J40–J47)

7 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

Other respiratory disease (J30–J99)

7 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

Cardiac disease (I05–I09, I11; I30–I59)

20 (7.4)

2 (1.1)

Ischemic heart disease (I20–I25)

34 (12.5)

1 (0.5)

Cerebral, circulatory disease (I60–I69)

19 (7.0)

2 (1.1)

Pulmonary, circulatory disease (I26–I28)

2 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

Other circulatory disease (I10; I12–I15; I70–I99)

19 (7.0)

1 (0.5)

Neoplasms (C00-D49)

59 (21.7)

157 (87.7)

Urinary infection (N30–N39)

4 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

Renal failure (N17–N19)

3 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

Other urogenital (N00–N16, N20; N40–N99)

2 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

Digestive-related disease (K00–K95)

17 (6.3)

1 (0.5)

Suicide (X71–X83)

4 (1.5)

4 (2.2)

Accidents (S00-T88; V00-X58)

5 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

Skin-related disease (L00–L99)

1 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

Infectious disease (A00-B99, excl. A41)

6 (2.2)

2 (1.1)

Septicemia (A41)

5 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

Ill-defined (R00-R99)

8 (2.9)

3 (1.6)

Nervous system-related disease (G00–G99)

15 (5.5)

0 (0.0)

Endocrine-related disease (E00–E89)

10 (3.7)

2 (1.1)

Musculoskeletal-related disease (M00–M99)

8 (2.9)

2 (1.1)

Mental-related disease (F01–F99)

4 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

Immune-, blood-, eye/ear-related disease (D50–D89; H00–H59)

1 (0.4)

1 (0.5)

Total

272 (100)

179 (100)

  1. aNonmalignant etiological groups include: degenerative disc disorder, infection, vascular disorder, benign tumors, and other