Table 1.
Recipient and donor characteristics. LT: liver transplantation.
| Recipient Characteristics | |
| Age, years, Median (IQR) | 58 (52–64) |
| Sex, male, Number (%) | 350 (66.2) |
| Height, cm, Median (IQR) | 174.0 (165.8–180.3) |
| Weight, kg, Median (IQR) | 86.2 (72.3–101.3) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, Median (IQR) | 28.7 (24.8–33.8) |
| Cause of cirrhosis, Number (%) | |
| Viral hepatitis | 103 (19.5) |
| PBC/PSC/AIH | 85 (16.1) |
| NASH/Cryptogenic | 136 (25.9) |
| Alcohol | 154 (29.1) |
| Other | 50 (9.5) |
| Exception for HCC, Number (%) | 202 (17.7) |
| Medical condition at the time of LT, Number (%) | |
| ICU | 39 (7.4) |
| Hospitalized | 207 (39.5) |
| Home | 280 (53.1) |
| Previous abdominal surgery, Number (%) | 266 (50.3) |
| Portal vein thrombosis, Number (%) | 104 (19.7) |
| MELD-Na score, Median (IQR) | 19 (13–28) |
| Waiting time, months, Median (IQR) | 2.9 (0.8–7.4) |
| Donor Characteristics | |
| Age, years, Median (IQR) | 42 (30–54) |
| Sex, male, Number (%) | 317 (59.9) |
| Height, cm, Median (IQR) | 173.0 (165.0–180.0) |
| Weight, kg, Median (IQR) | 82.1 (69.9–99.4) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, Median (IQR) | 28.1 (23.68–32.9) |
| Graft type, Number (%) | |
| DBD | 429 (81.3) |
| DCD | 65 (12.3) |
| Split | 34 (6.4) |
| Race/Ethnicity, Number (%) | |
| White | 410 (77.7) |
| African American | 93 (17.6) |
| Others | 25 (4.7) |
| Cause of death, Number (%) | |
| Head trauma | 251 (47.6) |
| Anoxia | 150 (28.4) |
| CVD | 120 (22.7) |
| Others | 7 (1.3) |
| Share type, Number (%) | |
| Local | 300 (56.9) |
| Regional | 180 (34.0) |
| National | 48 (9.1) |
| Cold ischemic time, hours, Median (IQR) | 6.2 (5.3–7.4) |
IQR: interquartile range; PBC: primary biliary cirrhosis; PSC: primary sclerosing cholangitis; AIH: autoimmune hepatitis; NASH: non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; ICU: intensive care unit; MELD-Na: model for end-stage liver disease; DBD: donor after brain dead; DCD: donor after circulation death; CVD: cardiovascular disease.