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Table 1 Demographic information

From: Progesterone receptor distribution in the human hypothalamus and its association with suicide

Diagnosis

Cause of death

Cases, n

Psychiatric diagnosis (MDD/BD)

Reason for euthanasia application

(physical diseases/MD)1

Age (years)2

Gender, male/female

PMD

(hours)2

Brain pH2

Brain weight

(gram)2

Mood disorder

28

22/6

-

66 (38–94)

19/9

8:55 (3:30–62:55)

6.70 (5.61–7.55)

1291 (985–1670)

 Suicide (MDS)

10

9/1

-

60 (39–90)

6/4

20:35 (3:55–62:55)

6.53 (6.18–6.80)

1300 (1120–1670)

 Legal euthanasia (MDE)

7

6/1

4/53

61 (38–81)

5/2

6:40 (3:30 − 9:40)

6.78 (6.70–7.07)

1283 (1120–1525)

 Died of natural causes (MDN)

11

7/4

-

70 (58–94)

8/3

8:55 (4:50–60:20)

6.37 (5.61–7.55)

1295 (985–1510)

Control

17

-

-

72 (39–88)

11/6

7:15 (3:20–41:00)

6.60 (5.37–7.28)

1259 (1115–1629)

 Legal euthanasia (CE)

5

-

5/0

79 (49–83)

3/2

5:45 (3:20 − 6:30)

6.80 (6.15–7.28)

1173 (1121–1364)

 Died of natural causes (CN)

12

-

-

70 (39–88)

8/4

8:30 (4:35–41:00)

6.45 (5.37–6.95)

1372 (1115–1629)

  1. Note: 1 For practice of legal euthanasia in the Netherlands see: https://www.knmp.nl/index.php/richtlijnen/uitvoering-euthanasie-en-hulp-bij-zelfdoding. The criteria for legal euthanasia for psychiatric suffering are in principle the same as for somatic suffering. The criteria include unbearable psychological suffering and unavailable therapeutic prospects. In case of euthanasia for psychiatric reasons, an independent psychiatrist has to be consulted, regarding, among others, the patient’s decision-making competency (see Regional Euthanasia Review Committees, www.euthanasiecommissie.nl)
  2. 2 Values are provided with median within range
  3. 3 In subjects who died of legal euthanasia, two individuals applied due to a combination of physical diseases and MD