TABLE 3.
Donor Demographics
| MGS Grade | Sample Size | Gender
|
Age (yrs)* |
TAD (hrs) | Smoking history1 (%) | Cause of Death ( # ) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Mean | Range | |||||
| 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 67 ± 8 | 53–80 | 15.6 ± 3 | 7 (70) | Cancer (5), COPD (2), Multiorgan failure (2), HTN (1) |
| 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 67 ± 11 | 64–75 | 16.2 ± 4 | 4 (40) | Cancer (6), Respiratory (4), CVA (1) |
| 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 70 ± 9 | 54–91 | 18.2 ± 3 | 5 (50) | Cancer (7), COPD (2), Alzheimer (1), Surgical complication (1) |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 83 ± 11 | 61–98 | 15.9 ± 3 | 5 (62) | Cancer (2), CHF (1), COPD (1), CVA (2), Respiratory (1), Alzheimer (1) |
M = male; F = female; TAD = Time after death to tissue freezing (mean ± SD); COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HTN = hypertension; CVA = cerebro-vascular accident; CHF = chronic heart failure.
*
Mean ± SD.
1
Number of donors with a positive smoking history.