TABLE 4.
Cause-specific hazards of receiving a deceased donor transplant by travel status, AC era, and MELD score at listing, accounting for the competing risk of death and living donor liver transplantation
| Pre-AC | Post-AC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELD scores | Traveling to a neighbor | Traveling beyond a neighbor | Traveling to a neighbor | Traveling beyond a neighbor |
| <15 | 0.98 (0.92-1.04) | 1.44 (1.31-1.59) | 1.09 (1.02-1.16) | 1.25 (1.11-1.40) |
| 15–24 | 0.98 (0.92-1.03) | 1.17 (1.06-1.30) | 1.07 (1.02-1.13) | 1.19 (1.07-1.31) |
| 25–34 | 0.95 (0.88-1.03) | 1.04 (0.90-1.19) | 1.03 (0.97-1.09) | 1.15 (1.01-1.32) |
| ≥35 | 0.94 (0.85-1.04) | 1.05 (0.86-1.29) | 1.08 (1.00-1.17) | 1.11 (0.95-1.31) |
AC, acuity circle; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease.