Table 1.

Key sex differences in waitlist outcomes in the post-MELD era.

Waitlist times and transplant rates	• Women spend longer on waitlist [2-4,7-9] • Transplant rates are higher in men [7-9]
Waitlist mortality	• Many studies note higher mortality [7,12,13] in women, but not all [9]
Size	• Patient height/liver volume contribute to sex disparity in transplant rates and waitlist mortality [6,13]
Renal function	• Waitlisted women have lower creatinine for similar degree of renal failure [8,12,14-16] • Creatinine and MELD scores inadequately reflect renal dysfunction in women
Sarcopenia	• Sarcopenia is strongly associated with waitlist mortality • Women may have lower risk of sarcopenia [35]