Table 4. Univariate Risk Factors for Death among Children with Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

A. Death while waiting for transplantation (29 deaths of 261 children)
Potential Risk Factor	Univariate P Value
White race	0.12
Male gender	0.73
On ventilator at listing	0.003
Older age at listing*	0.30
UNOS Status1 at listing	0.10
Time from diagnosis to listing	0.45
LV FS z-score at presentation	0.52
LVEDD z-score at presentation	0.89
*mechanical ventilation removed from analysis

B. Death after transplantation (40 deaths of 209 children)
Potential Risk Factor	Univariate P Value
Non-white race	<.0001
Male gender	0.94
On ventilator at transplant	0.97
Older age at transplant	0.05
UNOS Status 1 at transplant	0.48
Myocarditis at diagnosis	0.02
Time from diagnosis to listing	0.83
Time from listing to transplant	0.47
LV FS z-score at presentation	0.07
LVEDD z-score at presentation (lower)	0.10

UNOS: United Organ Sharing network

LVEDD: Left Ventricular End Diastolic Dimension