January 1, 1999Japanese Circulation Journal-english EditionOpen Access

Sudden Death in the General Population in Okinawa

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Population

Residents of the southern part of Okinawa island who died at the age of 20-74 years during a 3-year period…

Design

Cross-sectional

Follow-up

3 years (1992-1994)

Authors

TTTakashi TokashikiOkinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital AMAkemi MurataniUniversity of the Ryukyus University Hospital YKYorio KimuraOsaka Ekisaikai Hospital

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Implication

Death certificates may mislead sudden death etiology; leaves open accurate cause attribution in Japanese populations.

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Population

Residents of the southern part of Okinawa island who died at the age of 20-74 years during a 3-year period from January 1, 1992 to December 31, 1994, with 126 documented sudden deaths (87 men, 39 women).

Outcome

Incidence and causes of sudden death (defined as death within 24 h from the onset of unexpected symptoms)hard clinical

In Okinawa, Japan, stroke and heart disease are equally frequent causes of sudden death, highlighting substantial inaccuracies in death certificate diagnoses for heart disease.

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Tokashiki et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7542c91646b2abe5035e38 https://doi.org/10.1253/jcj.63.37

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Sudden Death in the General Population in Okinawa

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Sudden Death in the General Population in Okinawa

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Implication

Structured PICO

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