Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of first orthotopic liver transplant recipients in the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Database (OPTN) 2002–2012
| Characteristic | N = 54,697 |
|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD, years | 54.0 ± 9.5 |
| Sex (women), No (%) | 17,198 (31.4) |
| Race & ethnicity, No (%) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 39,747 (72.7) |
| Black | 4820 (8.8) |
| Hispanic | 7165 (13.1) |
| Asian | 2435 (4.5) |
| Other | 530 (0.97) |
| Socioeconomic Status, No (%) | |
| Less than high school education | 2405 (4.4) |
| Working for income at time of transplant | 11,463 (21.0) |
| Etiology of Liver Disease, No (%) | |
| Hepatitis C | 15,529 (33.5) |
| Alcohol | 11,220 (24.2) |
| NASH | 3085 (6.7) |
| Other | 16,545 (30.2) |
| Calculated MELD score at transplant, mean ± SD | 19.0 ± 10.4 |
| Waitlist time, mean ± SD, days | 273.6 ± 493.5 |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma, No (%) | 12,694 (23.2) |
| Simultaneous liver-kidney transplant, No (%) | 3206 (5.9) |
| BMI (kg/m2) at transplant, mean ± SD | 28.2 ± 5.6 |
| Pretransplant Comorbid CVD Conditions, No (%) | |
| Angina | 790 (3.4) |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 137 (0.6) |
| Diabetes | 13902 (25.4) |
| Hypertension | 4399 (19.6) |
| Functional status at transplant, No (%) | |
| Independent | 24411 (49.7) |
| Partially dependent | 12229 (24.9) |
| Totally dependent | 12528 (25.5) |
| Hospitalization status at transplant, No (%) | |
| Not hospitalized | 41090 (75.2) |
| Hospitalized not in ICU | 9032 (16.5) |
| In ICU | 4489 (8.2) |
| Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI), mean | 1.79 ± 1.21 |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; BMI, body mass index; ESLD, end-stage liver disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; RRT, renal replacement therapy; ICU, intensive care unit; TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt