Table 2.
Donor characteristics at the time of the first organ offer and ultimately accepted offer among candidates that accepted vs. turned down the first organ offer
| Candidate’s first offer accepted | Candidate’s first offer turned down | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accepted donor characteristics N=7,134 | Characteristics of the donor kidney that was declined N=130,565 | Subsequent accepted donor kidney characteristics N=41,189 | ||
| Median days from candidate waitlisting to offer (IQR) | 131 (41, 361) | 114 (43, 257) | 748 (371, 1,155) | <0.001 |
| Donor Characteristics | ||||
| Median KDPI, % (IQR) | 40 (18,64) | 52 (27, 76) | 46 (24, 69) | <0.001 |
| High KDPI (>85%), n (%) | 570 (8%) | 17,139 (13%) | 4,084 (10%) | <0.001 |
| Median age, years (IQR) | 35 (21, 49) | 40 (24, 51) | 40 (25, 51) | <0.001 |
| Median body mass index, kg/m2 (IQR) | 26 (22, 30) | 27 (22, 32) | 26 (23, 31) | <0.001 |
| PHS increased risk donor, n (%) | 617 (9%) | 17,754 (14%) | 4,959 (12%) | <0.001 |
| Donation after circulatory death, n (%) | 945 (13%) | 23,766 (18%) | 6,343 (15%) | <0.001 |
| African American race, n (%) | 951 (13%) | 18,120 (14%) | 5,591 (14%) | <0.001 |
| Terminal creatinine ≥1.5 mg/dL, n (%) | 1,116 (16%) | 31,296 (24%) | 7,392 (18%) | <0.001 |
| Terminal creatinine ≥3.0 mg/dL, n (%) | 141 (2%) | 7,689 (6%) | 1,330 (3%) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 428 (6%) | 12,522 (10%) | 3,113 (8%) | <0.001 |
| Hepatitis C virus antibody positive, n (%) | 219 (3%) | 943 (1%) | 794 (2%) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 1,583 (22%) | 37,631 (29%) | 11,525 (28%) | <0.001 |
| Donor kidney pumped, n (%) | 2,827 (41%) | 67,979 (53%) | 18,349 (45%) | <0.001 |
| Median cold ischemia time, hours (IQR) | 15 (11, 21) | 20 (15, 29) | 16 (11, 22) | <0.001 |
| Weekend procurement, n (%) | 2,948 (41%) | 56,589 (43%) | 17,227 (42%) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range; KDPI = Kidney Donor Profile Index; PHS = Public Health Service