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% |