Table 1.

Main causes of death in 200 Danish patients with RA (numbers (%)

Diseases (ICD-10 codes)n (%)
Cardiovascular (I00-I99)68 (34)
Neoplasms (C00-D48)52 (26)
Pulmonary (J00-J99)23 (12)
Skin, bone connective tissue (L00-M99)10 (5)
Gastrointestinal (E00-E90)8 (4)
Metabolic (E00-E90)8 (4)
Infectious (A00-B99)5 (3)
Other (other codes)26 (13)