TABLE 4.
Characteristics of Prioritized Patients
| Transplanted Both | UNOS‐MELD Transplanted | reMELD‐Na Transplanted | Not Transplanted | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 1,105 | 143 | 143 | 5,553 | |
| Age at listing (mean [SD]) | 53.42 (10.48) | 48.73 (13.62) | 55.29 (9.53) | 54.09 (10.77) | <0.001 |
| Gender female (%) | 362 (32.8) | 66 (46.2) | 44 (30.8) | 1,750 (31.5) | 0.003 |
| Length (mean [SD]) | 172.87 (10.88) | 171.73 (8.85) | 173.59 (10.16) | 173.03 (9.56) | 0.368 |
| Weight (mean [SD]) | 81.42 (18.43) | 77.33 (18.19) | 79.30 (18.30) | 79.03 (17.41) | <0.001 |
| Disease (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| Cirrhosis, alcohol associated | 390 (35.3) | 48 (33.6) | 65 (45.5) | 1,458 (26.3) | |
| Cirrhosis, HCV | 74 (6.7) | 6 (4.2) | 10 (7.0) | 385 (6.9) | |
| Cirrhosis, other causes | 285 (25.8) | 27 (18.9) | 33 (23.1) | 833 (15.0) | |
| Cholestatic disease | 113 (10.2) | 15 (10.5) | 7 (4.90) | 811 (14.6) | |
| HCC and cirrhosis | 37 (3.3) | 3 (2.1) | 9 (6.3) | 1,325 (23.9) | |
| Other | 207 (18.7) | 44 (30.7) | 19 (13.2) | 739 (13.3) | |
| Status after 90 days | <0.001 | ||||
| Censored because of HU or NSE | 52 (4.7) | 9 (6.3) | 8 (5.6) | 1,578 (28.5) | |
| Deceased | 338 (30.7) | 28 (19.6) | 36 (25.2) | 276 (5.0) | |
| After removal but within 90 days | 121 (11.0) | 30 (21.0) | 27 (18.9) | 703 (12.7) | |
| While waiting on WL | 56 (5.1) | 19 (13.3) | 28 (19.6) | 2,370 (42.8) | |
| Transplanted | 536 (48.6) | 57 (39.9) | 44 (30.8) | 611 (11.0) | |
| Days on WL (mean [SD]) | 24.94 (78.46) | 51.32 (114.64) | 72.64 (132.97) | 175.21 (304.96) | <0.001 |
| Serum measurement at listing (mean [SD]) | |||||
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.95 (8.51) | 2.67 (9.43) | 1.26 (0.48) | 1.09 (1.18) | <0.001 |
| Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 19.29 (14.10) | 10.69 (9.08) | 8.01 (5.96) | 2.89 (3.51) | <0.001 |
| INR | 2.43 (1.20) | 2.37 (1.40) | 1.74 (0.32) | 1.30 (0.28) | <0.001 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 134.26 (6.08) | 138.21 (4.67) | 127.34 (5.34) | 137.76 (4.20) | <0.001 |
| (re)MELD score | 30.95 (5.48) | 25.57 (2.95) | 21.10 (2.26) | 12.91 (4.60) | <0.001 |
| Dialysis‐dependent (%) | 165 (15.3) | 21 (15.1) | 0 (0.0) | 87 (1.6) | <0.001 |