Table 1:
Baseline Characteristics of Transplant Candidates with ALD versus Other Etiologies
| N | All patients | Alcohol only | Other etiologies | P Value | |
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| N (%) | 83,348 | 19,111 (23) | 64,237 (77) | ||
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| Age group (years) | 83,348 | < 0.001 | |||
| 18–34 | 4,443 (5) | 498 (3) | 3,945 (6) | ||
| 35–49 | 19,772 (24) | 5,651 (30) | 14,121 (22) | ||
| 50–64 | 48,608 (58) | 11,004 (57) | 37,604 (59) | ||
| 65 + | 10,525 (13) | 1,958 (10) | 8,576 (13) | ||
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| Median age (years) | 83,348 | 55 (48–61) | 54 (47–60) | 55 (49–61) | < 0.001 |
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| Female sex | 83,348 | 33,031 (40) | 4,972 (26) | 28,059 (44) | < 0.001 |
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| Race | 83,348 | < 0.001 | |||
| White | 60,488 (73) | 14,854 (78) | 45,634 (71) | ||
| Black | 6,827 (8) | 694 (4) | 6,133 (10) | ||
| Other | 16,033 (19) | 3,563 (18) | 12,470 (19) | ||
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| BMI | 83,348 | < 0.001 | |||
| Less than 20 | 2,395 (3) | 692 (4) | 1,703 (3) | ||
| 20–29 | 46,985 (56) | 11,689 (61) | 35,296 (55) | ||
| 30–34 | 19,986 (24) | 4,332 (23) | 15,654 (24) | ||
| 35–39 | 9,662 (12) | 1,746 (9) | 7,916 (12) | ||
| > or = 40 | 4,320 (5) | 652 (3) | 3,668 (6) | ||
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| Blood group | 83,348 | < 0.001 | |||
| O | 38,483 (46) | 8,775 (46) | 29,708 (46) | ||
| A | 31,312 (38) | 7,414 (39) | 24,898 (37) | ||
| B | 10,250 (12) | 2,201 (11) | 8,049 (13) | ||
| AB | 3,303 (4) | 721 (4) | 2,582 (4) | ||
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| Ascites | 83,348 | < 0.001 | |||
| Absent | 15,915 (19) | 2,781 (15) | 13,134 (21) | ||
| Slight | 41,210 (49) | 9,562 (50) | 31,648 (49) | ||
| Moderate or more | 26,223 (32) | 6,768 (35) | 19,455 (30) | ||
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| Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | 80,488 | 5,758 (7) | 1,819 (10) | 3,939 (6) | < 0.001 |
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| Encephalopathy | 83,348 | < 0.001 | |||
| None | 25,759 (31) | 5,077 (27) | 20,682 (32) | ||
| Grade 1–2 | 45,699 (55) | 11,176 (58) | 34,523 (54) | ||
| Grade 3–4 | 11,890 (14) | 2,858 (15) | 9,032 (14) | ||
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| TIPSS | 80,509 | 6,766 (8) | 2,019 (11) | 4,747 (7) | < 0.001 |
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| Portal vein thrombosis | 80,091 | 3,445 (4) | 709 (4) | 2,736 (4) | < 0.001 |
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| Diabetes | 82,000 | 21,303 (26) | 3,572 (19) | 17,731 (28) | < 0.001 |
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| Prior malignancy | 80,447 | 4,993 (6) | 760 (4) | 4,233 (7) | < 0.001 |
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| MELD at listing | 83,348 | < 0.001 | |||
| < 15 | 31,209 (37) | 5,514 (29) | 25,695 (40) | ||
| 15–24 | 33,998 (41) | 8,118 (42) | 25,880 (40) | ||
| 25–34 | 11,519 (14) | 3,521 (19) | 7,998 (12) | ||
| ≥ 35 | 6,622 (8) | 1,958 (10) | 4,664 (8) | ||
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| Median MELD | 83,348 | 17 (13–23) | 18 (14–26) | 16 (12–22) | < 0.001 |
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| Region for listing, by grouping of wait-time | 83,348 | < 0.001 | |||
| Short | 26,620 (32) | 5,283 (28) | 21,337 (33) | ||
| Moderate | 32,220 (39) | 8,003 (42) | 24,217 (38) | ||
| Long | 24,508 (29) | 5,825 (30) | 18,683 (29) | ||
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| Listing cohort | 83,348 | < 0.001 | |||
| 2002–2006 | 27,324 (33) | 5,148 (27) | 22,176 (34) | ||
| 2007–2011 | 27,423 (33) | 5,694 (30) | 21,729 (34) | ||
| 2012–2016 | 28,601 (34) | 8,269 (43) | 20,332 (32) | ||