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Donor characteristics (n = 100)
| Age, years | |
| Mean ± SD | 75.2±9.3 |
| Median (IQR) | 77.0 (69–82.5) |
| Postmortem time, h | |
| Mean ± SD | 25.9±12.3 |
| Median (range) | 24 (6–64) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 32 |
| Male | 68 |
| Cause of death | |
| Pulmonal/respiratory | 26 |
| Cardiac/cardiocirculatory | 23 |
| Cerebral | 14 |
| Multi-organ failure | 12 |
| Septicemia | 25 |
| Carcinoma | 43 |
| Chemotherapy up to 12 weeks before death | 9 |
| Autoimmune disease | 6 |
