Table 1.
Demographic, clinical, and center-level characteristics of non-Hispanic black and white liver transplant recipients in the United States, 2010 – 2017, Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.
| Overall (N = 33,997) | Black (N = 3,617) | White (N = 30,080) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Characteristics | ||||
| Transplant volume (N, %) | 0.01 | |||
| Low | 2,708 (8.0%) | 334 (9.2%) | 2,374 (7.8%) | |
| Medium | 8,873 (26.1%) | 895 (24.7%) | 7,978 (26.3%) | |
| High | 22,416 (65.9%) | 2,388 (66.0%) | 20,028 (65.9%) | |
| Proportion of minority patients at center (N, %) | <0.001 | |||
| Low | 9,070 (26.7%) | 209 (5.8%) | 8,861 (29.2%) | |
| Medium | 13,834 (40.7%) | 1,137 (31.4%) | 12,697 (41.8%) | |
| High | 11,093 (32.6%) | 2,271 (62.8%) | 8,822 (29.0%) | |
| SRTR tier (N, %) | <0.001 | |||
| 1 | 2,413 (7.1%) | 289 (8.0%) | 2,124 (7.0%) | |
| 2 | 8,395 (24.7%) | 1,037 (28.7%) | 7,358 (24.2%) | |
| 3 | 9,954 (29.3%) | 1,062 (29.4%) | 8,892 (29.3%) | |
| 4 | 8,441 (24.8%) | 775 (21.4%) | 7,666 (25.2%) | |
| 5 | 4,636 (13.6%) | 439 (12.1%) | 4,197 (13.8%) | |
| Missing | 158 (0.5%) | 15 (0.4%) | 143 (0.5%) | |
| Geographic region (N, %) | <0.001 | |||
| Northeast | 5,956 (17.5%) | 744 (20.6%) | 5,212 (17.2%) | |
| Midwest | 8,511 (25.0%) | 655 (18.1%) | 7,852 (25.9%) | |
| South | 14,673 (43.2%) | 1,954 (54.0%) | 12,719 (41.9%) | |
| West | 4,854 (14.3%) | 263 (7.3%) | 4,591 (15.1%) | |
| Patient Characteristics | ||||
| Age (mean, SD) | 55.3 (9.9) | 53.7 (11.3) | 55.5 (9.8) | < 0.001 |
| Sex (N, %) | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 23,077 (67.9%) | 2,196 (60.7%) | 20,881 (68.7%) | |
| Female | 10,920 (32.1%) | 1,421 (39.3%) | 9,499 (31.3%) | |
| Educational attainment (N, %) | <0.001 | |||
| High school or less | 14,498 (42.6%) | 1,749 (48.4%) | 12,749 (42.0%) | |
| Some college | 8,572 (25.2%) | 918 (25.4%) | 7,654 (25.2%) | |
| Associate degree or higher | 8,912 (26.2%) | 687 (19.0%) | 8,225 (27.1%) | |
| Unknown | 2,015 (5.9%) | 263 (7.3%) | 1,752 (5.8%) | |
| Annual household income in zip code | 63,200 (24,900) | 53,200 (22,900) | 64,400 (24,900) | <0.001 |
| Mean (SD) | 63,200 (24,900) | 53,200 (22,900) | 64,400 (24,900) | |
| Missing (N, %) | 3,787 (11.1%) | 252 (7.0%) | 3,535 (11.6%) | |
| Primary payer (N, %) | <0.001 | |||
| Private | 19,219 (56.5%) | 1,741 (48.1%) | 17,478 (57.5%) | |
| Public | 14,454 (42.5%) | 1,852 (51.2%) | 12,602 (41.5%) | |
| Other | 324 (1.0%) | 24 (0.7%) | 300 (1.0%) | |
| MELD1 at transplant (mean, SD) | 20.9 (10.0) | 21.5 (10.6) | 20.9 (9.9) | <0.001 |
| Underlying cause of disease (N, %) | <0.001 | |||
| ETOH2 | 10,551 (17.3%) | 442 (7.0%) | 10,109 (18.5%) | |
| Hepatitis C | 23,875 (39.2%) | 3,240 (51.5%) | 20,635 (37.7%) | |
| NASH3 | 9,720 (15.9%) | 319 (5.1%) | 9,401 (17.2%) | |
| Other | 16,835 (27.6%) | 2,290 (36.4%) | 14,545 (26.6%) | |
| HCC4 (N, %) | 0.03 | |||
| Yes | 54,446 (89.3%) | 5,519 (87.7%) | 48,928 (89.5%) | |
| No | 6,534 (10.7%) | 772 (12.3%) | 5,762 (10.5%) | |
| Medical condition at transplant (N, %) | 0.05 | |||
| In ICU5 | 3,485 (10.3%) | 399 (11.0%) | 3,086 (10.2%) | |
| Hospitalized, not in ICU | 6,259 (18.4%) | 699 (19.3%) | 5,560 (18.3%) | |
| Not hospitalized | 24,253 (71.3%) | 2,519 (69.6%) | 21,734 (71.5%) | |
| Recipient BMI6 | 0.05 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 28.9 (6.7) | 28.7 (7.3) | 28.9 (6.6) | |
| Missing (N, %) | 104 (0.3%) | 12 (0.3%) | 92 (0.3%) | |
| On dialysis (N, %) | 0.02 | |||
| Yes | 2,898 (8.5%) | 272 (7.5%) | 2,626 (8.6%) | |
| No | 31,099 (91.5%) | 3,345 (92.5%) | 27,754 (91.4%) | |
| Portal vein thrombosis (N, %) | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 4,412 (13.0%) | 320 (8.8%) | 4,092 (13.5%) | |
| No | 29,585 (87.0%) | 3,297 (91.2%) | 26,288 (86.5%) | |
| Donor risk index (mean, SD) | 0.18 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 1.17 (1.0) | 1.19 (0.8) | 1.17 (1.0) | |
| Missing (N, %) | 1,662 (4.9%) | 81 (2.2%) | 1,581 (5.2%) |
1
Model for End-Stage Liver Disease
2
Alcohol-associated liver disease
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Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
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Hepatocellular carcinoma
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Intensive care unit
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Body mass index