Table 2.
Variable | Pre-1/1/07, N=149 | Post-1/1/07, N=188 | P-Value |
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Age at listing, mean ± SD | 44.5 ± 13.8 | 44.7 ± 15.4 | 0.56 |
Male gender, N (%) | 102 (68.5) | 121 (64.4) | 0.43 |
Race/ethnicity, N (%)* | 0.74 | ||
White | 122 (81.9) | 157 (83.5) | |
Black | 15 (10.1) | 21 (11.2) | |
Hispanic | 5 (3.4) | 6 (3.2) | |
Asian | 9 (2.7) | 3 (1.6) | |
Private insurance, N (%) | 126 (84.6) | 165 (87.8) | 0.40 |
Bloodtype, N (%) | 0.12 | ||
0 | 77 (51.7) | 88 (46.8) | |
A | 56 (37.6) | 63 (33.5) | |
B | 12 (8.1) | 32 (17.0) | |
AB | 4 (2.7) | 5 (2.7) | |
Waitlist time (in days) prior to first exception point application, mean ± SD | 398 ± 676 | 242 ± 563 | 0.038 |
MELD at time of first exception point application, mean ± SD | 12.8 ± 5.8 | 12.6 ± 5.1 | 0.71 |
1 patient pre-1/1/07 and 1 post-1/1/07 defined as American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, or multiracial.