Table 5. Recipient Characteristics According to Donor Age.
| Young Donors (<60 years, n = 408) |
Old Donors (≥60years, n = 54) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 50.6 ± 0.6 | 53.8 ± 1.4 | P = .065 |
| Gender (M/F) | 262/146 | 37/17 | NS |
| Previous OLTx (%) | 15.4 | 20.4 | NS |
| Diagnosis (%): | |||
| Alcoholic | 16.9 | 14.8 | |
| Cholestatic | 18.1 | 24.1 | |
| Cryptogenic | 10.0 | 14.8 | |
| Ischemic injury | 5.4 | 1.9 | |
| Malignancy | 6.9 | 5.6 | |
| Posthepatitic | 29.7 | 25.9 | |
| Other | 13.0 | 13.0 | NS |
| UNOS status (%); | |||
| Status 2 | 14.7 | 16.7 | |
| Status 3 | 42.9 | 40.7 | |
| Status 4 | 42.4 | 42.6 | NS |
| Waiting time (days) | 141 ± 13 | 174 ± 34 | NS |
| Positive cross-match (%) | 11.3 | 1.9 | P = .03 |