Table 1 Characteristics of the cases. Characteristics total (n = 230) male (n = 187) female (n = 43) P

Cause of death n (%)¥

Natural deaths

Suicide

Homicide

Traffic accident

Other

98 (42.6)

65 (28.3)

8 (3.5)

11 (4.8)

48 (20.9)

78 (41.7)

52 (27.8)

7 (3.7)

10 (5.3)

40 (21.4)

20 (46.5)

13 (30.2)

1 (2.3)

1 (2.3)

8 (18.6)

0.952

Cardiovascular or metabolic disease history n(%)¥

Yes

No

Unknown

95 (41.3)

74 (32.2)

61 (26.5)

82 (43.9)

56 (29.9)

49 (26.2)

18 (41.9)

13 (30.2)

12 (27.9)

0.207

Anthropometric measures

Height(m)ŧ (Mean(± SD))

1.67(± 0.09)

1.69(± 0.07)

1.57(± 0.07)

< 0.001

Weight(kg)ŧ (Mean(± SD))

73.51(± 16.05)

74.88(± 15.52)

67.53(± 17.12)

0.007

Waist circumference (cm)ŧ

(Mean(± SD))

89.38(± 13.61)

89.17(± 13.14)

90.30(± 15.63)

0.624

Hip circumference (cm)ŧ

(Mean(± SD))

96.75(± 10.86)

95.97(± 0.07)

100.14(± 13.50)

0.062

Body Mass Index (Mean(± SD))

(BMI)(kg/m²)ŧ

26.07(± 5.18)

25.88(± 5.06)

26.91(± 5.68)

0.242

BMI category¥

Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m²)

Normal (18.5–24.99 kg/m²)^a

Overweight (25–29.99 kg/m²)

Obese (≥ 30 kg/m²)

10 (4.3)

97 (42.2)

82 (35.7)

41 (17.8)

6 (3.2)

86 (46.0)

66 (35.3)

29 (15.5)

4 (9.3)

11 (25.6)

16 (37.2)

12 (27.9)

0.023

Waist Hip Ratio (WHR)ŧ

0.92(± 0.07)

0.92(± 0.07)

0.90(± 0.08)

0.042

Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue (cm)ŧ

3.23(± 1.63)

3.05(± 1.50)

4.05(± 1.92)

< 0.001

Arteries¥

Atheroma plaque in intracranial arteries n (%)

Yes

No

66 (28.7)

164 (71.3)

53 (28.3)

134 (71.7)

13 (30.2)

30 (69.8)

0.952

Atheroma plaque in carotid arteries n (%)

Yes

No

63 (27.4)

167 (72.6)

54 (28.9)

133 (71.1)

9 (20.9)

34 (79.1)

0.388

Stenosis in LAD

No

<%25

%25–49

≥%50^a

101 (43.9)

41 (17.8)

25 (10.9)

63 (27.4)

83 (44.4)

26 (13.9)

19 (10.2)

59 (31.6)

18 (41.9)

15 (34.9)

6 (14.0)

4 (9.3)

0.002

Stenosis in RCA

No

<%25

%25–49

≥%50^a

142 (61.7)

29 (12.6)

13 (5.7)

46 (20.0)

110 (58.8)

22 (11.8)

11 (5.9)

44 (23.5)

32 (74.4)

7 (16.3)

2 (4.7)

2 (4.7)

0.039

Stenosis in CX

No

<%25

%25–49

≥%50

147 (63.9)

26 (11.3)

17 (7.4)

40 (17.4)

119 (63.6)

18 (9.6)

14 (7.5)

36 (19.3)

28 (65.1)

8 (18.6)

3 (7.0)

4 (9.3)

0.219

Measurements of

internal organsŧ

Brain (g)

1375.51(± 163.68)

1403.25(± 159.10)

1254.88(± 125.13)

< 0.001

Heart (g) 400.62 (± 118.86) 414.70 (± 117.71) 339.37(± 104.61)

<0.001

Right lung (g)

666.73(± 251.57)

693.99(± 253.37)

548.21(± 207.53)

< 0.001

Left lung (g)

587.35(± 210.54)

615.35(± 203.16)

465.60(± 200.58)

< 0.001

Liver (g)

1778.95(± 423.78)

1825.23(± 397.55)

1577.67(± 477.77)

< 0.001

Right kidney (g)

161.68(± 43.58)

169.08(± 40.34)

129.51(± 42.92)

< 0.001

Left kidney (g)

160.26(± 42.24)

166.48(± 39.51)

133.23(± 43.52)

< 0.001

Spleen (g)

204.50(± 98.76)

210.09(± 98.97)

180.19 (± 95.16)

0.042