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. 2017 Dec;187(12):2726–2743. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2017.08.017

Table 2.

Donor Characteristics

Characteristics Description
Ethnicity Hispanics (n = 10), whites (n = 6), blacks (n = 3), Asians (n = 1), and Pacific Islanders (n = 1)
Sex Male (n = 15) and female (n = 6)
Age, years Means ± SD, 40.4 ± 13.8; median, 40.05; range, 22–61
Body mass index, kg/m2 Means ± SD, 30.0 ± 6.2; median, 30.8; range, 20.6–42.1
HbA1c, % <6 (n = 17), ≥6 (n = 1), and NA (n = 3)
Serological analysis All negative results
Cause of death Stroke (n = 10), head trauma (n = 7), and anoxia (n = 4)
Alcohol abuse One donor (5 years of use)
Smoking NA
Non-clinical drug use None
Prescription medication Hypertension drugs (n = 1)

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of donors of a total of 21.

HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; NA, not available.

Performed for cytomegalovirus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus.