Table 1.
Donor characteristics
| Overall (N=82 053) |
Transplanted1, N=28 098 (34%) |
Declined2, N=39 529 (48%) |
Other3, N=14 426 (18%) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 34 024 (41%) | 8 741 (31%) | 18 346 (46%) | 6 937 (48%) | <0.001 |
| Age >50 years | 29 381 (36%) | 2 982 (11%) | 20 729 (52%) | 5 670 (39%) | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 173 (165, 180) | 175 (168, 183) | 170 (163, 178) | 170 (163, 178) | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 77 (67, 90) | 78 (68, 90) | 77 (66, 91) | 77 (65, 91) | <0.001 |
| Race | <0.001 | ||||
| White | 57 793 (70%) | 19 996 (71%) | 27 553 (70%) | 10 244 (71%) | |
| Black | 11 407 (14%) | 3 472 (12%) | 5 838 (15%) | 2 097 (15%) | |
| Asian | 1 805 (2%) | 416 (1%) | 1 036 (3%) | 353 (2%) | |
| Hispanic | 10 081 (12%) | 3 906 (14%) | 4 613 (12%) | 1 562 (11%) | |
| Other | 967 (1%) | 308 (1%) | 489 (1%) | 170 (1%) | |
| Cause of death | <0.001 | ||||
| Anoxia | 10 485 (13%) | 2 675 (10%) | 5 919 (15%) | 1 891 (13%) | |
| Cerebrovascular | 38 995 (48%) | 8 291 (30%) | 22 741 (58%) | 7 963 (55%) | |
| Head trauma | 30 352 (37%) | 16 335 (58%) | 9 809 (25%) | 4 208 (29%) | |
| CNS tumor | 679 (1%) | 313 (1%) | 271 (1%) | 95 (1%) | |
| Unknown | 1 542 (2%) | 484 (2%) | 789 (2%) | 269 (2%) | |
| Hypertension | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 26 553 (32%) | 3 727 (13%) | 17 375 (44%) | 5 451 (38%) | |
| No | 54 654 (67%) | 24 154 (86%) | 21 670 (55%) | 8 830 (61%) | |
| Unknown | 846 (1%) | 217 (1%) | 484 (1%) | 145 (1%) | |
| Diabetes | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 7 376 (9%) | 676 (2%) | 5 271 (13%) | 1 429 (10%) | |
| No | 74 156 (90%) | 27 279 (97%) | 33 944 (86%) | 12 933 (90%) | |
| Unknown | 521 (1%) | 143 (1%) | 314 (1%) | 64 (<1%) | |
| LVEF | <0.001 | ||||
| <50% | 5 827 (7%) | 477 (2%) | 3 312 (8%) | 2 038 (14%) | |
| >50% | 29 845 (36%) | 18 759 (67%) | 7 479 (19%) | 3 607 (25%) | |
| Unknown | 46 381 (57%) | 8 862 (32%) | 28 738 (72%) | 8 781 (61%) |
CNS, central nervous system; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.
1
Recovered and accepted for transplant.
2
Authorized but not recovered for transplant; or no request made for heart donation.
3
Authorization not received; recovered, not for transplant; or recovered, not transplanted.