Table 3.
Donor Characteristics of Multiply Listed and Singly Listed Transplant Recipients
| Characteristic | SL-LT (n = 30,612) |
ML-LT (n = 918) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, % | |||
| 39 y or younger | 44.8 | 46.9 | <0.001 |
| 40 to 49 y | 19.9 | 21.9 | <0.001 |
| 50 to 59 y | 19.6 | 17.5 | 0.06 |
| 60 to 69 y | 11.2 | 10.0 | 0.16 |
| 70+ y | 4.6 | 3.6 | 0.97 |
| Male, % | 59.8 | 59.5 | 0.84 |
| Blood type, % | |||
| A | 37.5 | 38.7 | <0.001 |
| AB | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.001 |
| B | 12.3 | 8.7 | 0.38 |
| O | 46.7 | 51.6 | <0.001 |
| Ethnicity, % | |||
| White | 67.8 | 69.4 | <0.001 |
| Black | 16.5 | 16.1 | 0.004 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.2 | 11.7 | 0.03 |
| Asian | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.55 |
| Other | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.22 |
| Share type, % | |||
| Local | 75.0 | 68.7 | <0.001 |
| Regional | 19.3 | 26.5 | <0.001 |
| National | 5.7 | 4.8 | 0.57 |
| CIT, % | |||
| <9 | 75.4 | 79.4 | <0.001 |
| 9–11.9 | 14.4 | 12.4 | 0.24 |
| ≥12 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Missing | 5.5 | 4.1 | 0.87 |
| Split liver, % | 4.7 | 5.6 | 0.23 |
| Cause of death, % | |||
| Anoxia | 18.6 | 20.2 | <0.001 |
| Other | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.09 |
| Stroke | 40.0 | 38.1 | <0.001 |
| Head trauma | 35.2 | 34.0 | <0.001 |
| Live donor, % | 3.6 | 5.0 | 0.03 |
| HBV core+, % | 5.3 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| HCV+, % | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.55 |
| LT primary center, % |
100.0 | 16.4 | <0.001 |
| DCD, % | 5.2 | 6.3 | 0.12 |
| CDC high risk, % | 8.9 | 7.0 | 0.04 |
| DRI, median (IQR) |
1.39 (1.13–1.69) | 1.39 (1.14–1.68) | 0.83 |
CIT, cold ischemic time; DCD, donation after cardiac death; DRI, Donor Risk Index; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; IQR, interquartile range; LT, liver transplantation; ML, multiply listed; SL, singly listed.