Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in the United States, 1987-2017.
| Characteristic | Transplant procedures, No. (%)a |
|---|---|
| Overall | 326 282 (100) |
| Transplant No. | |
| First | 294 771 (90.3) |
| Second or later | 31 511 (9.7) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 124 928 (38.3) |
| Male | 201 354 (61.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic | |
| White | 202 557 (62.1) |
| Black | 58 876 (18.0) |
| Hispanic | 47 369 (14.5) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 17 480 (5.4) |
| Age at transplant, y | |
| 0-44 | 126 550 (38.8) |
| 45-54 | 82 394 (25.3) |
| 55-64 | 82 082 (25.2) |
| ≥65 | 35 256 (10.8) |
| Transplanted organ | |
| Kidney | 190 260 (58.3) |
| Liver | 69 306 (21.2) |
| Heart | 30 511 (9.4) |
| Lung | 15 757 (4.8) |
| Other or multiple | 20 448 (6.3) |
| Calendar year of transplant | |
| 1987-1994 | 32 293 (9.9) |
| 1995-2002 | 108 454 (33.2) |
| 2003-2010 | 135 570 (41.5) |
| 2011-2017 | 49 965 (15.3) |
| Posttransplant skin cancer | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 7654 (2.3) |
| Basal cell carcinoma | 5223 (1.6) |
a
There were 326 282 transplants performed for 301 075 patients in 18 state or metropolitan area registries during 1987-2017. Transplant data were available for the following sites (calendar years): California (1988-2012); Colorado (1988-2014); Connecticut (1987-2009); Florida (1987-2009); Georgia (1995-2010); Hawaii (1987-2007); Iowa (1987-2009); Illinois (1987-2013); Kentucky (1995-2011); Michigan (1987-2009); North Carolina (1990-2010); New Jersey (1987-2016); New York (1995-2017); Ohio (1996-2015); Pennsylvania (1987-2013); Seattle, Washington (1987-2014); Texas (1995-2014); and Utah (1987-2008).