Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Heart, Lung, Liver, and Renal transplant Recipients (2002–2011) Stratified by Public Insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.
| Characteristic | Total | Private | Medicare | Medicaid | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size, n | 169,194 | 74,800 | 79,803 | 14,591 | |
| Organ type, n (%) |
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| Liver | 48,201 (28.5) | 30,941 (41.4) | 10,158 (12.7) | 7,102 (48.7) | <.001 |
| Renal | 90,548 (53.5) | 25,970 (34.7) | 60,217 (75.5) | 4,361 (29.9) | |
| Heart | 17,239 (10.2) | 9,925 (13.3) | 5,157 (6.5) | 2,157 (14.8) | |
| Lung | 13,206 (7.8) | 7,964 (10.6) | 4,271 (5.4) | 971 (6.7%) | |
| Age, y, mean (SD) |
52.2 (12.3) | 51.9 (11.0) | 53.6 (13.1) | 46.6 (12.9) | <.001 |
| Female sex, n (%) |
61,978 (36.6) | 25,817 (34.5) | 30,179 (37.8) | 5,982 (41.0) | <.001 |
| Race/Ethnicity, n (%) |
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| Caucasian | 101,081 (59.7) | 53,303 (71.3) | 40,689 (51.0) | 7,089 (48.6) | <.001 |
| African American |
37,366 (22.1) | 10,963 (14.6) | 23,260 (29.1) | 3,143 (21.5) | |
| Asian | 7,941 (4.7) | 3,429 (4.6) | 3,630 (4.6) | 882 (6.1) | |
| Hispanic | 20,449 (12.1) | 6,367 (8.5) | 10,870 (13.6) | 3,212 (22.0) | |
| Other | 2,355 (1.4) | 738 (1.0) | 1,353 (1.7) | 264 (1.8) | |
| BMI, units, mean (SD)* |
27.6 (6.6) | 27.5 (7.0) | 27.7 (6.2) | 27.0 (6.1) | <.001 |
| Education† | |||||
| Less than high school |
8,781 (6.3) | 1,839 (3.0) | 5,383 (8.0) | 1,559 (13.4) | <.001 |
| High school | 66,226 (47.3) | 25,292 (41.3) | 34,084 (50.7) | 6,850 (58.9) | |
| Some college | 34,059 (24.3) | 16,157 (26.4) | 15,174 (23.4) | 2,188 (18.8) | |
| ≥ 4yrs college | 30,978 (22.1) | 17,906 (29.3) | 12,033 (17.9) | 1,039 (8.9) | |
| Diabetes* | 49,111 (29.1) | 19,107 (25.6) | 26,484 (33.2) | 3,520 (24.2) | <.001 |
| HTN† | 89,637 (59.1) | 30,810 (46.6) | 53,342 (73.5) | 5,485 (42.2) | <.001 |
| Albumin, g/dL, mean (SD)‡ |
3.8 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.7) | 3.9 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.8) | <.001 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL, mean (SD), excluding renal recipientsc |
1.12 (0.6) | 1.12 (0.6) | 1.15 (0.7) | 1.10 (0.7) | <.001 |
*
Missing for <10%
†
Missing for 10% to 20%
‡
Missing for >20%
HTN, hypertension