Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of solid organ transplant recipients (at the time of transplant), U.S. Transplant Cancer Match Study
| Characteristic | Transplants (N=224,098) |
% |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 137,063 | 61.2 |
| Female | 87,035 | 38.8 |
| Age at transplant, years | ||
| 0–19 | 19,531 | 8.7 |
| 20–34 | 33,351 | 14.9 |
| 35–49 | 69,056 | 30.8 |
| 50–64 | 82,299 | 36.7 |
| 65+ | 19,861 | 8.9 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | 137,721 | 61.5 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 38,815 | 17.3 |
| Hispanic | 35,208 | 15.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 12,354 | 5.5 |
| Transplanted organ | ||
| Kidney | 130,336 | 58.2 |
| Liver | 48,835 | 21.8 |
| Heart | 22,093 | 9.9 |
| Lung | 9,443 | 4.2 |
| Other or multiple | 13,391 | 6.0 |
| Body mass index | ||
| Underweight | 14,993 | 6.7 |
| Normal | 75,117 | 33.5 |
| Overweight | 58,861 | 26.3 |
| Obese | 39,558 | 17.7 |
| Missing | 35,569 | 15.9 |
| Diabetes mellitus | ||
| Yes | 47,714 | 21.3 |
| No | 130,738 | 58.2 |
| Missing | 45,646 | 20.4 |