Table 2. Candidate Characteristics by Acceptance or Decline of a Lung Offer from a Donor with HCV.
Characteristics that significantly differed between candidates who accepted vs. declined offers at a level of p<0.05 are indicated in bold.
| Characteristic | Accepted Offer | Declined Offer | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 665* | 2,562 | |
| Age (years), median (Q1-Q3) | 62 (54, 67) | 60 (52, 66) | 0.001 |
| Female sex | 43.9% | 49.3% | 0.01 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 83.2% | 77.2% | 0.006 |
| Black | 8.7% | 10.7% | |
| Hispanic | 6.3% | 8.6% | |
| Other | 1.8% | 3.5% | |
| Educational attainment | |||
| High school diploma/GED or less | 46.0% | 49.5% | 0.18 |
| Post-high school education | 54.0% | 50.5% | |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Obstructive | 31.1% | 27.5% | 0.26 |
| Pulmonary Vascular | 5.0% | 6.0% | |
| Cystic Fibrosis and | 5.7% | 6.2% | |
| Immunodeficiency | |||
| Restrictive | 58.0% | 60.2% | |
| Other | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), median (Q1-Q3) | 26 (23, 29) | 26 (23, 29) | 0.19 |
| Blood type | |||
| O | 45.7% | 48.9% | 0.22 |
| A | 42.9% | 38.8% | |
| B | 8.7% | 8.8% | |
| AB | 2.7% | 3.6% | |
| Private primary insurance | 40.6% | 44.5% | 0.07 |
| Prior lung transplant | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.35 |
| Lung allocation score, median (Q1-Q3) | 38 (34, 47) | 41 (35, 55) | <0.001 |
Q1-Q3, 25th and 75th percentile values. GED, general educational development test.
*
318 candidates who declined a lung offer from a donor with HCV later accepted an offer from a different donor with HCV. These candidates therefore contributed person-time to both groups. There were no substantial differences in the characteristics for the two groups after exclusion of these candidates from the “declined offer” group.