Table 1.
Candidate characteristics
| Candidate characteristics | Overall | Not transplanted | Transplanted |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 26320 | 9706 (36.9) | 16614 (63.1) |
| Waitlist organ = Heart only vs Heart-Lung (%) | 26180 (99.5) | 9566 (98.6) | 16614 (100.0) |
| Male (%) | 19425 (73.8) | 7230 (74.5) | 12195 (73.4) |
| Blood type (%) | |||
| A | 9903 (37.6) | 3176 (32.7) | 6727 (40.5) |
| AB | 1186 (4.5) | 229 (2.4) | 957 (5.8) |
| B | 3568 (13.6) | 1110 (11.4) | 2458 (14.8) |
| O | 11663 (44.3) | 5191 (53.5) | 6472 (39.0) |
| Diabetes (%) | |||
| None | 19036 (72.3) | 6776 (69.8) | 12260 (73.8) |
| History of diabetes 0-5 years | 559 (2.1) | 208 (2.1) | 351 (2.1) |
| History of diabetes 6-10 years | 6171 (23.4) | 2455 (25.3) | 3716 (22.4) |
| History of diabetes > 10 years | 62 (0.2) | 31 (0.3) | 31 (0.2) |
| History of diabetes unknown years | 382 (1.5) | 176 (1.8) | 206 (1.2) |
| Unknown history of diabetes | 110 (0.4) | 60 (0.6) | 50 (0.3) |
| History of cigarette use (%) | |||
| Unknown | 237 (0.9) | 165 (1.7) | 72 (0.4) |
| No | 14035 (53.3) | 4988 (51.4) | 9047 (54.5) |
| Yes | 12048 (45.8) | 4553 (46.9) | 7495 (45.1) |
| Prior cardiac surgery at listing (%) | |||
| No | 14761 (56.1) | 5397 (55.6) | 9364 (56.4) |
| Unknown | 1567 (6.0) | 474 (4.9) | 1093 (6.6) |
| Yes | 9992 (38.0) | 3835 (39.5) | 6157 (37.1) |
| Days as status 1A (median [IQR]) | 7.00 [0.00, 31.00] | 0.00 [0.00, 25.00] | 12.00 [0.00, 33.00] |
| Days as status 1B (median [IQR]) | 21.00 [0.00, 130.00] | 29.00 [0.00, 210.00] | 19.00 [0.00, 98.00] |
| Days as status 2 (median [IQR]) | 0.00 [0.00, 60.00] | 1.00 [0.00, 247.00] | 0.00 [0.00, 13.00] |
| Total days on waiting list (median [IQR]) | 154.00 [43.00, 423.00] | 357.00 [139.00, 771.75] | 90.00 [27.00, 247.00] |
| Age at listing (median [IQR]) | 54.00 [43.00, 62.00] | 54.00 [44.00, 62.00] | 54.00 [43.00, 62.00] |
| Race (%) | |||
| White | 17412 (66.2) | 6344 (65.4) | 11068 (66.6) |
| Black | 5693 (21.6) | 2286 (23.6) | 3407 (20.5) |
| Hispanic | 2130 (8.1) | 762 (7.9) | 1368 (8.2) |
| Asian | 768 (2.9) | 212 (2.2) | 556 (3.3) |
| Native American/Alaska Native | 87 (0.3) | 35 (0.4) | 52 (0.3) |
| Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander | 81 (0.3) | 23 (0.2) | 58 (0.3) |
| Multiracial | 149 (0.6) | 44 (0.5) | 105 (0.6) |
| Height (in cm) at removal/current time (median [IQR]) | 175.00 [167.60, 180.30] | 175.30 [167.60, 182.90] | 172.70 [165.10, 180.30] |
| Weight (in kg) at removal/current time (median [IQR]) | 82.10 [69.00, 95.30] | 85.70 [72.60, 99.80] | 80.30 [67.60, 93.00] |
| BMI at removal/current time (median [IQR]) | 27.10 [23.60, 30.80] | 28.10 [24.40, 32.00] | 26.50 [23.10, 30.20] |
| Hypertension (%) | |||
| No | 16611 (63.1) | 6046 (62.3) | 10565 (63.6) |
| Unknown | 3662 (13.9) | 1326 (13.7) | 2336 (14.1) |
| Yes | 6047 (23.0) | 2334 (24.0) | 3713 (22.3) |
BMI: body mass index; IQR: interquartile range