. 2020 Aug 12;5(11):1227–1235. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.2795

Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics by Era.

Characteristic	Candidates still on waiting list, %						Candidates who received a transplant, %
Characteristic	1987-1990 (n = 3835)	1991-1995 (n = 7044)	1996-2000 (n = 6440)	2001-2005 (n = 4323)	2006-2010 (n = 4190)	2011-2017 (n = 9383)	1987-1990 (n = 6155)	1991-1995 (n = 10 573)	1996-2000 (n = 10 074)	2001-2005 (n = 8684)	2006-2010 (n = 9796)	2011-2017 (n = 14 826)
African American race/ethnicity	10.4	13.5^a	13.9^a	17.9^a	21.1^a	25.2^a	8.0	10.5^a	12.2^a	15.3^a	19.5^a	21.9^a
Age, mean (SD), y	47.9 (11.0)	49.4 (10.9)^a	50.8 (11.5)^a	50.4 (12.4)^a	51.7 (12.7)^a	52.7 (12.6)^a	48.7 (10.9)	50.5 (10.8)^a	51.7 (11.3)^a	50.8 (12.3)^a	51.6 (12.5)^a	53.0 (12.7)^a
Age, mean (SD), y	47.9 (11.0)	49.4 (10.9)^a	50.8 (11.5)^a	50.4 (12.4)^a	51.7 (12.7)^a	52.7 (12.6)^a	48.7 (10.9)	50.5 (10.8)^a	51.7 (11.3)^a	50.8 (12.3)^a	51.6 (12.5)^a	53.0 (12.7)^a	BMI, mean (SD)	26.1 (4.9)^b	26.7 (5.0)^a	27.3 (5.2)^a	27.7 (5.4)^a	28.4 (5.5)^a	28.4 (5.1)^a	25.1 (4.7)	25.5 (4.7)^a	26.2 (4.7)^a	26.6 (4.8)^a	27.1 (4.9)^a	27.2 (4.9)^a
Male sex	80.9	80.6	77.3^a	75.1^a	73.3^a	75.1^a	80.7	78.6^a	76.3^a	75.5^a	75.7^a	73.3^a	BMI, mean (SD)	26.1 (4.9)^b	26.7 (5.0)^a	27.3 (5.2)^a	27.7 (5.4)^a	28.4 (5.5)^a	28.4 (5.1)^a	25.1 (4.7)	25.5 (4.7)^a	26.2 (4.7)^a	26.6 (4.8)^a	27.1 (4.9)^a	27.2 (4.9)^a
Diagnosis
Idiopathic dilated myopathy	2.0^c	21.9^a^,^b	32.2^a	30.7^a	30.0^a	34.8^a	30.5	37.0^a	34.0^a	33.0^a	33.7^a	35.6^a
Idiopathic dilated myopathy	2.0^c	21.9^a^,^b	32.2^a	30.7^a	30.0^a	34.8^a	30.5	37.0^a	34.0^a	33.0^a	33.7^a	35.6^a	Ischemic dilated myopathy	1.9^c	25.9^a^,^b	47.4^a	44.3^a	40.6^a	34.0^a	52.0	45.8^a	49.5^a	44.9^a	38.6^a	33.5^a
Diabetes	0^c	16.1^c	21.0	25.9^a^,^d	30.7^a^,^d	31.6^a^,^d	17.9^c	13.8^c	18.8	21.4^a^,^d	26.7^a^,^d	28.9^a^,^d	Ischemic dilated myopathy	1.9^c	25.9^a^,^b	47.4^a	44.3^a	40.6^a	34.0^a	52.0	45.8^a	49.5^a	44.9^a	38.6^a	33.5^a
Dialysis	0^c	0^c	2.3	3.5^a^,^d	4.0^a^,^d	4.4^a^,^d	0^c	0.3^c	1.2	1.9^a^,^d	2.1^a^,^d	2.4^a^,^d
ECMO	NA	NA	0.8	1.2	1.7^a	2.8^a	NA	NA	0.2	0.3	0.5^a	1.0^a
IABP	0	2.8^a	6.8^a	7.9^a	7.4^a	4.6^a	0.1	2.0^a	4.7^a	5.2^a	5.2^a	4.8^a
Inotropes	0	9.3^a	29.5^a	31.3^a	27.7^a	27.4^a	0.2	13.1^a	39.8^a	39.9^a	35.5^a	33.3^a
VAD	NA	NA	6.4^b	13.1^a^,^d^,^e	14.9^a^,^d	29.3^a^,^d	NA	NA	6.4^b	12.6^a^,^d^,^e	16.9^a^,^d	30.3^a^,^d
Ventilator	0	2.7^a	8.3^a	8.6^a	6.5^a	3.3^a	0	1.4^a	4.1^a	4.3^a	2.1^a	1.3^a
UNOS Status
1A	NA	NA	7.1	19.9^a^,^d	17.3^a^,^d	18.1^a^,^d	NA	NA	7.2	20.2^a^,^d	20.1^a^,^d	27.7^a^,^d
1B	NA	NA	5.4	19.3^a^,^d	28.5^a^,^d	41.3^a^,^d	NA	NA	9.4	29.9^a^,^d	39.1^a^,^d	46.9^a^,^d
2	30.2^b	70.1^a	65.4^a	54.7^a	47.5^a	36.7^a	34.7^b	67.5^a	56.8^a	47.3^a	37.2^a	23.4^a
Old status 1	14.8^b	25.1	18.2	NA	NA	NA	15.5^b	29.5^a	24.8^a	NA	NA	NA
Time on waiting list, mean (SD), d	349 (704)	643 (1056)^a	779 (1084)^a	643 (862)^a	580 (730)^a	438 (455)^a	164 (242)	224 (339)^a	254 (402)^a	193 (332)^a	200 (348)^a	196 (267)^a
Functional status
10%	0	0	0	0.8^a	4.2^a	2.6^a	0	0	0	0.5^a	1.9^a	1.4^a
20%	0	0	0	3.2^a	20.7^a	18.4^a	0	0	0	3.9^a	20.3^a	20.3^a
30%	0	0	0	0.8^a	7.0^a	6.7^a	0	0	0	1.6^a	8.9^a	8.9^a
40%	0	0	0	0.7^a	6.1^a	12.7^a	0	0	0	1.1^a	8.3^a	14.0^a
50%	0	0	0	1.1^a	10.4^a	11.6^a	0	0	0	2.0^a	11.9^a	11.4^a
60%	0	0	0	4.3^a	33.4^a	30.3^a	0	0	0.2	7.5^a	32.0^a	28.4^a
>60% and ≤100%	0	0	0	2.5^a	16.2^a	14.4^a	0	0	0.1	3.4^a	15.1^a	12.7^a
1	1.2^b	11.7^a	30.2^a	15.9^a	0	0	1.3	9.4^a	22.8^a	10.3^a	0	0
2	3.5^b	16.7^a	28.4^a	30.0^a	0	0	5.2	16.1^a	26.3^a	26.9^a	0	0
3	0^b	0.9^a	1.1^a	1.8^a	0	0	0	0.8^a	1.3^a	2.1^a	0	0

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump; NA, not applicable; VAD, ventricular assist device.

^{^a}

Statistically significant compared with 1987-1990 era.

^{^b}

Data entry completion of less than 80%.

^{^c}

Data entry completion of less than 50%.

^{^d}

Statistically significant compared with 1996-2000 era.

^{^e}

Data entry completion of less than 90%.