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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Transplant. 2012 May 8;12(6):1486–1495. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04080.x

Table 3.

Clinical and Demographic characteristics of Long Term LT Survivors

Mean Age and SD (years) 23.02±4.44
Range 18.4–34.6
Over 21 years at time of survey 62%
Caucasian 86%
Female Gender 62%
Marital Status (Single) 78%
Education College Grad or grad school 24%
Some college= 38%
GED= 22%
9–12th grade= 16%
Full time student 43%
Employed Full or Part time 62%
Living Independently 32%
Government Insurance/Disability 19%
Followed by Hepatologist 57%
Primary diagnosis of Biliary Atresia 68%
Deceased Donor Transplant 62%
Retransplanted 24%
Have been told they may require another liver transplant 14%
Recipient of another solid organ transplant 1 (2.7%) (Kidney)
On the waiting list for another transplant 1 (2.7%) (Kidney)
Complain of medication side effects 54%
Forget to take medications once a week or more 19%
Off all immunosuppressive medication 22%
Self report Hypertension 24%
Currently on Blood Pressure medication 19%
Have had a Liver biopsy within the last 5 years 65%
Self report Autoimmune/Chronic Rejection on Biopsy 16%
Normal or near normal Liver Function Tests 86%
Have had Blood in stool within the last three years 14%
Currently Jaundiced 5%
Have had Hematemesis within the last three years 8%
Hospital admissions for transplant related issues in the past three years 46%