Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of candidates listed for lung transplantation, partitioned by calculated Panel Reactive Antigen.
| 1 no cPRA | 2 cPRA under 50 | 3 cPRA over 50 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 23562 | 3472 | 2051 | |
| Categorical cPRA (%) | <0.001 | |||
| 1 no cPRA | 23562 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 2 cPRA under 50 | 0 (0.0) | 3472 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 3 cPRA over 50 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2051 (100.0) | |
| Listing cPRA (mean (sd)) | NaN | 19(15) | 75 (16) | <0.001 |
| Waitlist outcome (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Still waiting | 1692 (7.2) | 322 (9.3) | 315 (15.4) | |
| Died + too sick | 3086(13.1) | 399(11.5) | 499 (24.3) | |
| Recovery | 315 (1.3) | 48(1.4) | 40 (2.0) | |
| Transplanted | 18469 (78.4) | 2703 (77.9) | 1197 (58.4) | |
| Listing age (mean (sd)) | 54.08 (14.32) | 54.69(13.63) | 53.35(12.88) | 0.003 |
| Gender = M (%) | 13850 (58.8) | 1754 (50.5) | 473 (23.1) | <0.001 |
| FEV1 (mean (sd)) | 38.64 (20.79) | 39.51 (20.81) | 37.35 (20.18) | 0.013 |
| FVC (mean (sd)) | 48.29 (17.63) | 49.01(17.33) | 48.41(17.27) | 0.148 |
| Diagnostic Groups (%) | <0.001 | |||
| A | 6919 (29.4) | 951 (27.4) | 670 (32.7) | |
| B | 910 (3.9) | 154 (4.4) | 118 (5.8) | |
| C | 2862 (12.1) | 393(11.3) | 149 (7.3) | |
| D | 12871 (54.6) | 1974 (56.9) | 1114 (54.3) | |
| Ethnicity (%) | <0.001 | |||
| White | 19275 (81.8) | 2729 (78.6) | 1610 (78.5) | |
| Black | 2004 (8.5) | 407(11.7) | 263 (12.8) | |
| Hispanic | 1655 (7.0) | 233 (6.7) | 125 (6.1) | |
| Asian | 453 (1.9) | 73(2.1) | 34 (1.7) | |
| Amer Ind / Alaska Native | 73 (0.3) | 22 (0.6) | 6 (0.3) | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 23 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | |
| Multiracial | 79 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 10 (0.5) | |
| BMI (mean (sd)) | 25.11 (4.69) | 25.06 (4.66) | 24.56 (4.54) | 0.001 |
| ABO (%) | 0.766 | |||
| A | 9254 (39.2) | 1364 (39.2) | 813 (39.6) | |
| AB | 886 (3.8) | 124 (3.6) | 68 (3.3) | |
| B | 2627 (11.1) | 386(11.1) | 249(12.1) | |
| O | 10795 (45.8) | 1598 (46.0) | 921 (44.9) | |