Table 3:
Comparative data between donor/recipient (D/R) gender-matched and gender-mismatched lung transplants
| D/R gender match (n = 156) | 95% CI | D/R gender mismatch (n = 100) | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donor age (years) | 28 ± 13 | 24–30 | 29 ± 13 | 25–31 | 0.499 |
| Donor cause of death | 0.013 | ||||
| Trauma | 92 (60) | 53–67 | 44 (45) | 35–55 | |
| Cerebrovascular | 61 (39) | 32–46 | 54 (54) | 44–64 | |
| Other | 3 (1) | 0–2 | 2 (1) | 0–3 | |
| Donor intubation (h) | 35 ± 33 | 20–38 | 41 ± 43 | 26–44 | 0.234 |
| Donor PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg) | 471 ± 80 | 461–503 | 460 ± 93 | 450–492 | 0.315 |
| Extended donor | 26 (16) | 10–22 | 22 (22) | 14–30 | 0.183 |
| Recipient age (years) | 39 ± 17 | 37–45 | 37 ± 17 | 35–43 | 0.382 |
| Transplant indication | 0.588 | ||||
| COPD | 42 (28) | 21–35 | 25 (26) | 18–34 | |
| Pulmonary fibrosis | 45 (30) | 23–37 | 25 (26) | 18–34 | |
| Cystic fibrosis | 49 (32) | 25–39 | 31 (32) | 23–41 | |
| Other | 15 (10) | 5–15 | 15 (15) | 8–22 | |
| Type of transplant | 0.188 | ||||
| Single | 62 (39) | 32–46 | 33 (33) | 24–42 | |
| Double | 95 (61) | 54–68 | 66 (67) | 58–76 | |
| Need of bypass | 33 (21) | 15–27 | 17 (17) | 10–24 | 0.262 |
| Ischaemic time first graft (min) | 323 ± 55 | 304–334 | 327 ± 59 | 308–338 | 0.622 |
| Ischaemic time second graft (min) | 468 ± 69 | 443–491 | 468 ± 71 | 443–491 | 0.956 |
| Recipient PaO2/FiO2 24 h (mmHg) | 290 ± 135 | 234–319 | 303 ± 144 | 247–332 | 0.537 |
| Primary graft dysfunction | 26 (17) | 11–23 | 18 (19) | 11–27 | 0.428 |
| Thirty-day mortality | 27 (17) | 11–23 | 18 (19) | 11–27 | 0.486 |
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Quantitative variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Qualitative variables are expressed as frequencies and proportions in parenthesis (% within each study group).