Table 3.
Demographics of Elixhauser Defined Risk Category
| Factor | Low Risk | Medium Risk | High Risk | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 508 | 1010 | 303 | |
| Recipient | ||||
| Age, median (IQR) | 60.0 (50.0, 66.0) | 62.0 (55.0, 67.0) | 62.0 (57.0, 67.0) | <0.001 |
| Female | 180 (35.4%) | 407 (40.3%) | 121 (39.9%) | 0.17 |
| Race | 0.019 | |||
| White | 398 (78.3%) | 759 (75.1%) | 210 (69.3%) | |
| Black | 31 (6.1%) | 106 (10.5%) | 43 (14.2%) | |
| Hispanic | 42 (8.3%) | 74 (7.3%) | 25 (8.3%) | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 5 (1.0%) | 16 (1.6%) | 8 (2.6%) | |
| Native American | 4 (0.8%) | 3 (0.3%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
| Other | 12 (2.4%) | 23 (2.3%) | 8 (2.6%) | |
| Missing | 16 (3.1%) | 29 (2.9%) | 8 (2.6%) | |
| Diagnosis Grouping | <0.001 | |||
| Obstructive | 113 (22.2%) | 286 (28.3%) | 84 (27.7%) | |
| Pulmonary Vascular | 19 (3.7%) | 46 (4.6%) | 21 (6.9%) | |
| Infective | 65 (12.8%) | 65 (6.4%) | 9 (3.0%) | |
| Restrictive | 311 (61.2%) | 613 (60.7%) | 189 (62.4%) | |
| LAS, median (IQR) | 39.8 (35.0, 49.0) | 40.6 (35.0, 51.9) | 42.0 (36.9, 53.3) | 0.029 |
| Elective admission | 73 (14.4%) | 114 (11.3%) | 52 (17.2%) | 0.019 |
| Transplant type | 0.055 | |||
| Single | 140 (27.6%) | 243 (24.1%) | 61 (20.1%) | |
| Bilateral | 368 (72.4%) | 767 (75.9%) | 242 (79.9%) | |
| BMI, median (IQR) | 25.8 (22.3, 28.9) | 26.3 (22.5, 29.3) | 26.9 (23.2, 29.7) | 0.008 |
| Donor | ||||
| Age, median (IQR) | 33.0 (23.0, 46.0) | 33.0 (23.0, 46.0) | 33.0 (24.0, 46.0) | 0.98 |
| Ethnicity | 0.64 | |||
| White | 318 (62.6%) | 636 (63.0%) | 200 (66.0%) | |
| Black | 91 (17.9%) | 177 (17.5%) | 49 (16.2%) | |
| Hispanic | 85 (16.7%) | 147 (14.6%) | 39 (12.9%) | |
| Asian | 9 (1.8%) | 37 (3.7%) | 11 (3.6%) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 (0.4%) | 5 (0.5%) | 0 | |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1 (0.2%) | 2 (0.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
| Multiracial | 2 (0.4%) | 6 (0.6%) | 3 (1.0%) | |
| Cigarette Use | 0.57 | |||
| No | 461 (90.7%) | 926 (91.7%) | 270 (89.1%) | |
| Unknown | 9 (1.8%) | 14 (1.4%) | 8 (2.6%) | |
| Yes | 38 (7.5%) | 70 (6.9%) | 25 (8.3%) | |
| Cause of Death | 0.38 | |||
| Anoxia | 165 (32.5%) | 327 (32.4%) | 100 (33.0%) | |
| Cerebrovascular | 137 (27.0%) | 273 (27.0%) | 80 (26.4%) | |
| Head Trauma | 200 (39.4%) | 385 (38.1%) | 112 (37.0%) | |
| CNS Tumor | 0 | 3 (0.3%) | 3 (1.0%) | |
| Other | 6 (1.2%) | 22 (2.2%) | 8 (2.6%) | |
| BMI, median (IQR) | 25.5 (22.7, 29.7) | 25.6 (22.6, 29.4) | 25.8 (22.7, 29.8) | 0.98 |
| PO2, median (IQR) | 422.0 (325.0, 487.0) | 410.0 (291.0, 477.0) | 429.0 (296.0, 493.0) | 0.053 |