Table 1. Characteristics of the study population.
The proportion of patients with exceptions who received a liver transplant (72.4% for HCC exceptions, 70.8% for other exceptions) was much higher than for patients who did not receive an exception (44.6%). Similarly, the proportion of patients with exceptions who died (10.2% for HCC exceptions, 11.3% for other exceptions) was much lower than for non-exception patients (21.6%).
| Non-exception | HCC exception | Otherexception | Total1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | 60,885 | 11,137 | 4,519 | 73,154 |
| N (%) male | 39,269 (64.5%) | 8,632 (77.5%) | 2,813 (62.2%) | 48,336 (66.1%) |
| Median (IQR) age at listing | 53 (48–59) | 56 (52–61) | 53 (45–58) | 54 (48–59) |
| Number (%) transplanted | 27,178 (44.6%) | 8,061 (72.4%) | 3,202 (70.8%) | 36,605 (50.0%) |
| Number (%) dropped out/died | 13,142 (21.6%) | 1,135 (10.2%) | 511 (11.3%) | 14,094 (19.3%) |
| Patient-days | 21,725,307 | 407,021 | 205,610 | 22,337,938 |
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Values for column 4 may be less than the sum of columns 1 through 3 because some waiting list registrants contribute time in more than one category