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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2016 Aug 21;160(6):1533–1543. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.051
Receipt of Extended Criteria Donor
(N=4,387)
OR (95% CI)
Age (Ref: <50)
 50–65 1.27 (1.04–1.55)**
 ≥65 1.24 (0.98–1.56)
Sex (Ref: Male) 1.09 (0.96–1.25)
Race (Ref: White)
 African American 0.79 (0.48–1.29)
 Hispanic 1.14 (0.90–1.43)
 Other 1.21 (0.79–1.85)
MELD (Ref: <20)*
 20–29 0.72 (0.62–0.83)**
 30–39 0.45 (0.37–0.55)**
 ≥40 0.41 (0.29–0.56)**
Body Mass Index- kg/m2(Ref: ≥40)
 35–39 1.15 (0.90–1.45)
 30–34 1.11 (0.88–1.40)
 25–29 1.14 (0.89–1.46)
 <25 1.28 (0.96–1.71)
History of Diabetes (Ref: No)
 Yes 1.07 (0.93–1.22)
 Unknown 1.09 (0.63–1.89)
Waitlist Time (Ref: <3 months)
 3–6 months 1.23 (1.03–1.48)**
 7–9 months 0.95 (0.74–1.22)
 >9 months 1.14 (0.96–1.35)
Region (Ref: Southeast)
 Southwest 0.43 (0.30–0.62)**
 West 0.77 (0.59–1.00)
 Northwest 0.29 (0.15–0.56)**
 Midwest 0.74 (0.61–0.89)**
 Northeast 0.98 (0.82–1.17)
*

MELD score calculated ta time of transplant

**

designates significant value