Table 1.
—Demographic and Baseline Clinical Features of the Multicenter Cohort
| Cohort Characteristics (N = 131) | Distribution |
| White race | 119 of 131 (91) |
| Age at transplant, y | 55 (45, 61) |
| Female sex | 64 of 131 (49) |
| Indication for lung transplant | |
| COPD | 66 of 131 (50) |
| Cystic fibrosis | 22 of 131 (17) |
| Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | 28 of 131 (21) |
| Other | 15 of 131 (12) |
| History of smokinga | 89 of 131 (68) |
| Daily continuous oxygen usea | 100 of 129 (78) |
| Continuous oxygen amount,a L/min | 3.0 (2.0, 3.0) |
| Mechanical ventilation use immediately prior to transplant | 5 of 131 (4) |
| Noninvasive ventilation use immediately prior to transplant | 3 of 130 (2) |
| FEV1,a L | 0.79 (0.57, 1.25) |
| FVC,a L | 2.02 (1.52, 2.49) |
| 6-min walk test,a m | 353 (288, 422) |
| Bilateral lung transplant | 87 of 131 (66) |
Data are presented as No. (%) for categorical variables and median (25th, 75th percentile) for continuous variables.
Prior to lung transplantation.