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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the population. Data are expressed as mean (standard deviation), median (25-75th percentile) or percentage, as appropriate

From: Reference values and sex differences in absolute and relative kidney size. A Swiss autopsy study

 

Participants (n = 635)

Men (n = 436)

Women (n = 199)

Age of death, years

53.1 (17.6)

51.2 (17.0)

57.2 (19.0)

Body Height, cm

173.0 (9.9)

177.2 (7.9)

163.8 (7.3)

Body Weight, kg

75 (62–87)

80 (71–90)

61 (54–72)

Smoking, number (%)

162 (25.5)

125 (28.7)

37 (18.6)

BMI, kg/m2

24.7 (21.6–28.3)

25.4 (22.6–28.7)

23.1 (20.3–26.8)

Body surface, m2

1.9 (1.7–2.1)

2.0 (1.8–2.1)

1.7 (1.6–1.8)

Blood degree, number (%)

 Congested

289 (45.5)

217 (49.8)

72 (36.2)

 No particularity

247 (38.9)

153 (35.1)

94 (47.2)

 Depleted

99 (15.6)

66 (15.1)

33 (16.6)

Cause of death, number (%)

 Intoxication

103 (16.2)

60 (13.8)

43 (21.6)

 Asphyxiation

83 (13.1)

62 (14.2)

21 (10.5)

 Drowning

28 (4.4)

26 (5.1)

14 (7.0)

 Cold weapon

15 (2.4)

15 (3.0)

3 (1.5)

 Polytrauma

75 (11.8)

49 (11.2)

26 (13.1)

 Gunshot

48 (7.6)

42 (9.6)

6 (3.0)

 Other unnatural cause

81 (12.8)

57 (13.1)

24 (12.1)

 Cardiac

89 (14.0)

72 (16.5)

17 (5.4)

 Lung

21 (3.3)

12 (2.8)

9 (4.5)

 Vascular

19 (3.0)

13 (3.0)

6 (3.0)

 Other diverse natural cause

38 (6.0)

22 (5.3)

15 (7.5)

 Natural but unknown origin

29 (4.6)

18 (4.1)

11 (5.5)

 No information

6 (0.9)

2 (0.5)

4 (2.0)

Arterial Hypertension

88 (13.9)

61 (14.0)

27 (13.6)