Table 1.
Baseline Patient Demographics with Liver Transplant, with and without Malignant Neoplasms.
| Variables | Malignant Neoplasms | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No (n= 24316) 92.72% |
Yes (n= 1909) 7.28% |
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| Sex | <0.012 | ||
| Female | 9922 (40.80%) | 597 (31.27%) | |
| Male | 14394 (59.20%) | 1312 (68.73%) | |
| Age (y), mean (SD) | 55.23 (18.99) | 61.21 (15.08) | <0.011 |
| Age groups (y) | |||
| <=17 | 1829 (7.52%) | 72 (3.77%) | |
| 18-49 | 4236 (17.42%) | 165 (8.64%) | |
| 50-59 | 4984 (20.50%) | 359 (18.81%) | |
| 60-69 | 8923 (36.70%) | 814 (42.64%) | |
| >=70 | 4344 (17.86%) | 499 (26.14%) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | <0.013 | ||
| White | 15885 (65.33%) | 1356 (71.03%) | |
| Black | 2281 (9.38%) | 129 (6.76%) | |
| Hispanic | 3366 (13.84%) | 192 (10.06%) | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 652 (2.68%) | 67 (3.51%) | |
| Native American | 182 (0.75%) | 9 (0.47%) | |
| Other | 1950 (8.02%) | 156 (8.17%) | |
| Median socioeconomic status by national quartiles | <0.013 | ||
| 0-25 | 6132 (25.22%) | 401 (21.01%) | |
| 25-50 | 6158 (25.32%) | 475 (24.88%) | |
| 50-75 | 6300 (25.91%) | 565 (29.60%) | |
| 75-100 | 5303 (21.81%) | 447 (23.42%) | |
| Other | 423 (1.74%) | 21 (1.10%) | |
| Admission Type | <0.012 | ||
| Non-elective | 20921 (86.16%) | 1492 (78.24%) | |
| Elective | 3361 (13.84%) | 417 (21.76%) | |
| Admission Day | <0.012 | ||
| Weekdays | 19421 (79.87%) | 1574 (82.45%) | |
| Weekend | 4895 (20.13%) | 335 (17.55%) | |
| Hospital Bed Size | <0.013 | ||
| Small | 2961 (12.18%) | 185 (9.69%) | |
| Medium | 5525 (22.72%) | 409 (21.42%) | |
| Large | 15830 (65.10%) | 1315 (68.88%) | |
| Location/teaching status of hospital | NS | ||
| Rural | 1030 (4.24%) | 76 (3.98%) | |
| Urban nonteaching | 3250 (13.37%) | 218 (11.42%) | |
| Urban teaching | 20036 (84.40%) | 1615 (84.60%) | |
| Hospital region | NS | ||
| Northeast | 4505 (18.53%) | 414 (21.69%) | |
| Midwest or North Central | 5558 (22.86%) | 441 (23.10%) | |
| South | 9318 (38.32%) | 679 (35.57%) | |
| West | 4935 (20.30%) | 375 (19.64%) | |
| Discharge Characteristics | <0.013 | ||
| Routine Discharge | 15714 (64.92%) | 1072 (56.16%) | |
| Transfer to Short-term Hospital | 1093 (4.49%) | 76 (3.98%) | |
| Transfer to other facilities | 3108 (12.78%) | 234 (12.26%) | |
| Home Health Care (HHC) | 4008 (16.48%) | 423 (22.16%) | |
| In hospital mortality | 393 (1.62%) | 104 (5.45%) | |
| Length of stay (days), mean (SD) | 5.5617 (7.94) | 6.4547 (8.54) | <0.011 |
| Total charges (USD), mean (SD) | 64994 (115960) | 77127 (102652) | <0.011 |
| Malignancies Risk Factors | |||
| Smoking | 7806 (32.10%) | 717 (37.56%) | <0.012 |
| Alcoholic cirrhosis | 634 (2.61%) | 67 (3.51%) | 0.0185 |
| Hepatitis B | 410 (1.69%) | 59 (3.09%) | <0.012 |
| Hepatitis C | 2390 (9.83%) | 247 (12.94%) | <0.012 |
| HIV | 120 (0.49%) | 12 (0.63%) | NS |
| Immunosuppressants | 183 (0.75%) | 16 (0.84%) | NS |
| Opioid Use | 715 (2.94%) | 71 (3.72%) | 0.05 |
| Primary sclerosing cholangitis | 56 (0.23%) | 6 (0.31%) | NS |
1 Two sample Student t-test, 2-tailed for comparing means of two Continuous Variables. 2 Pearson Chi-Square 2-tailed Test for association of two Categorical Variables. 3Pearson Chi-square, 2-tailed Test for 2 by n table. Statistical significance illustrates that two group differs. NS: Not statistically significant.