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[Preprint]. 2024 Feb 27:2024.02.23.581761. [Version 1] doi: 10.1101/2024.02.23.581761

Table 1:

Characteristics of Donors in the Mayo Clinic Salivary Regenerative Biobanking

Characteristics All Patients
N = 167 (100%)
Male
N = 94 (100%)
Female
N = 73 (100%)
Sex Assigned at Birth
 Male 94 (56.3%) 94 (100%)
 Female 73 (44.8%) 73(100%)
Vital Status
Deceased 80 (47.9%) 42 (44.7%) 38 (52.1%)
Alive 87 (52.1%) 52 (55.3%) 35 (47.9%)
Age
 Median (range) 69 (9–96) 69.5 (9–96) 69 (35–96)
Distribution
 <45 13 (7.8%) 7 (7.4%) 6 (8.2%)
 45–60 36 (21.6%) 21 (22.3%) 15 (20.5%)
 >60 118 (70.7%) 66 (70.2%) 52 (71.2%)
Menopausal Status (Female only)
Premenopausal 4 (5.5%)
Perimenopausal 0 (0.0%)
Postmenopausal 45 (61.6%)
Unknown 24 (32.9%)
Pregnancy
Never 14 (19.2%)
1–2 13 (17.8%)
>2 15 (20.5%)
Unknown 31 (42.5%)
BMI
 <16 3 (1.8%) 3 (3.2%) 0 (0.0%)
 16–25 48 (28.7%) 26 (27.7%) 22 (30.1%)
 25–30 43 (25.7%) 26 (27.7%) 17 (23.3%)
 >30 64 (38.3%) 35 (37.2%) 29 (39.7%)
 Unknown 9 (5.4%) 4 (4.3%) 5 (6.8%)
Race/Ethnicity
 White 151 (90.4%) 85 (90.4%) 66 (90.4%)
 Hispanic/Latino 1 (0.6%) 1 (1.1%) 0 (0.0%)
 Black/African American 4 (2.4%) 2 (2.1%) 2 (2.7%)
 Native American/American Indian 2 (1.2%) 1 (1.1%) 1 (1.4%)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 1 (0.6%) 1 (1.1%) 0 (0.0%)
 Other 1 (0.6%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.4%)
 Unknown 7 (4.2%) 4 (4.3%) 3 (4.1%)
Surgery (N = Total Alive) 87 52 35
Unilateral partial parotidectomy 49 (56.3%) 30 (57.7%) 19 (54.3%)
Unilateral total parotidectomy 27 (31.0%) 15 (28.8%) 12 (34.3%)
Unilateral submandibulectomy 8 (9.2%) 5 (9.6%) 3 (8.6%)
Bilateral submandibulectomy 3 (3.4%) 2 (3.8%) 1 (2.9%)
Autopsy (N = Total Deceased) 80 42 38
Bilateral submandibulectomy 79 (98.7%) 41 (97.6%) 38 (100.0%)
Unilateral submandibulectomy 1 (1.3%) 1 (2.4%) 0 (0.0%)
Cause of Death (N = Total Deceased) 80 42 38
Cardiovascular 39 (48.8%) 20 (47.6%) 19 (50.0%)
Other organs* 26 (32.5%) 13 (31.0%) 13 (34.2%)
Cancer 20 (25.0%) 6 (14.3%) 14 (36.8%)
CNS 14 (17.5%) 8 (19.0%) 6 (15.8%)
Infections (excluding Covid) 13 (16.3%) 5 (11.9%) 8 (21.1%)
Diabetes 13 (16.3%) 8 (19.0%) 5 (13.2%)
Covid 10 (12.5%) 5 (11.9%) 5 (13.2%)
Unknown# 5 (6.3%) 3 (7.1%) 2 (5.3%)
Blunt force injuries 4 (5.0%) 2 (4.8%) 2 (5.3%)
Sialagogue Usage
 Pilocarpine 1 (0.6%) 1 (1.1%) 0 (0.0%)
 Cevimeline 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
 No 162 (97.0%) 90 (95.7%) 72 (98.8%)
 Unknown 4 (2.4%) 3 (3.2%) 1 (1.4%)
Chronic Diseases
 Rheumatoid arthritis 6 (3.6%) 3 (3.2%) 3 (4.1%)
 Sjögren’s syndrome 1 (0.6%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.4%)
 Systemic lupus erythematosus 1 (0.6%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.4%)
 Primary biliary cirrhosis 4 (2.4%) 2 (2.1%) 2 (2.7%)
 Diabetes mellitus 34 (20.4%) 21 (22.3%) 13 (17.8%)
 Thyroiditis 1 (0.6%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.4%)
 None 118 (70.7%) 66 (70.2%) 52 (71.2%)
 Unknown 5 (3.0%) 3 (3.2%) 2 (2.7%)
History of Cancer
 Yes 70 (41.9%) 40 (42.6%) 30 (41.1%)
 No 93 (55.7%) 51 (54.3%) 42 (57.5%)
 Unknown 4 (2.4%) 3 (3.2%) 1 (1.4%)
History of Head & Neck Radiotherapy
 Yes 17 (10.2%) 11 (11.7%) 6 (8.2%)
 No 144 (86.2%) 79 (84.0%) 65 (89.0%)
 Unknown 6 (3.6%) 4 (4.3%) 2 (2.7%)
History of Chemotherapy
 Yes 27 (16.2%) 15 (16.0%) 12 (16.4%)
 No 135 (80.8%) 76 (80.9%) 59 (80.8%)
 Unknown 5 (3.0%) 3 (3.2%) 2 (2.7%)
Number of Medications
 None 6 (3.6%) 2 (2.1%) 4 (5.5%)
 1–3 19 (11.4%) 11 (11.7%) 8 (11.0%)
 4–6 23 (13.8%) 10 (10.6%) 13 (17.8%)
 >6 116 (69.5%) 69 (73.4%) 47 (64.4%)
 Unknown 3 (1.8%) 2 (2.1%) 1 (1.4%)
Salivary Gland Neoplasm
 Warthin’s tumor 2 (1.2%) 2 (2.1%) 0 (0.0%)
 Mucoepidermoid carcinoma 1 (0.6%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.4%)
 None 160 (95.8%) 90 (95.7%) 70 (95.9%)
 Unknown 4 (2.4%) 2 (2.1%) 2 (2.7%)
History of Covid-19
 Yes 33 (19.8%) 20 (21.3%) 13 (17.8%)
 No 95 (56.9%) 56 (59.6%) 39 (53.4%)
 Unknown 39 (23.4%) 24 (25.5%) 15 (20.5%)
Neuropathy
 Parkinson 4 (2.4%) 4 (4.3%) 0 (0.0%)
 Alzheimer 4 (2.4%) 4 (4.3%) 0 (0.0%)
 Multiple sclerosis 1 (0.6%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.4%)
 None 154 (92.2%) 84 (89.4%) 70 (95.9%)
 Unknown 4 (2.4%) 2 (2.1%) 2 (2.7%)
Chronic Infections
 HCV 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
 HIV 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
 EBV 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
 CMV 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
 None 162 (97.0%) 91 (96.8%) 71 (97.3%)
 Unknown 5 (3.0%) 3 (3.2%) 2 (2.7%)
Smoking
 Current 26 (15.6%) 15 (16.0%) 11 (15.1%)
 Former 61 (36.5%) 37 (39.4%) 24 (32.9%)
 Never 72 (43.1%) 39 (41.5%) 33 (45.4%)
 Unknown 8 (4.8%) 3 (3.2%) 5 (6.8%)
*

Other organs include Lung, kidney, liver, and pancreas.

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Cause of death unknown at the time of the autopsy