TABLE 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Transplantation Recipients in the Transplant Cancer Match Study, by Era of Transplantation (1987–2008)
| No. of Patients (%) |
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| Transplantation Period |
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| All Recipients | 1987–1999 | 2000–2008 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 72,985 (61) | 43,959 (60.2) | 56,250 (61.7) |
| Female | 91,171 (39) | 29,026 (39.8) | 34,921 (38.3) |
| Age at transplantation, y | |||
| 0–35 | 42,121 (25.7) | 21,759 (29.8) | 20,362 (22.3) |
| 36–50 | 51,953 (31.6) | 24,984 (34.2) | 26,969 (29.6) |
| 51–60 | 43,411 (26.4) | 17,162 (23.5) | 26,249 (28.8) |
| >60 | 26,671 (16.3) | 9080 (12.5) | 17,591 (19.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 98,363 (59.9) | 47,081 (64.5) | 51,282 (56.3) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 27,842 (17) | 11,488 (15.7) | 16,354 (17.9) |
| Hispanic/other | 36,845 (22.4) | 13,988 (19.2) | 22,857 (25.1) |
| Missing | 1106 (0.67) | 428 (0.59) | 678 (0.74) |
| Transplanted organ | |||
| Kidney | 102,106 (62.2) | 44,534 (61.1) | 57,572 (63.2) |
| Liver | 37,944 (23.1) | 16,574 (22.7) | 21,370 (23.4) |
| Heart | 17,134 (10.4) | 9076 (12.4) | 8058 (8.8) |
| Lung | 6972 (4.3) | 2801 (3.8) | 4171 (4.6) |