TABLE 1.
Pretransplant characteristics of liver transplant recipients stratified by smoking status posttransplant
| Overall (n = 572) | Never smokers(n = 325) | Former smokers(n = 191) | Current smokers (n = 56) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 56.9 (10.8) | 56.0 (11.8) | 59.2 (9.1) | 54.4 (10.7) | 0.0010 |
| Male, n (%) | 367 (64.1) | 194 (59.7) | 132 (69.1) | 41 (73.2) | 0.0325 |
| Non-Hispanic White, n (%) | 349 (61.0) | 187 (57.5) | 126 (66.0) | 36 (64.3) | 0.3370 |
| Cause of liver disease, n (%) | |||||
| Hepatitis C | 207 (36.2) | 89 (27.4) | 84 (44.0) | 34 (60.7) | <0.0001 |
| Alcohol | 160 (28.0) | 86 (26.5) | 56 (29.3) | 18 (32.1) | 0.5994 |
| NASH | 71 (12.4) | 52 (16.0) | 18 (9.4) | 1 (1.8) | 0.0036 |
| Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 23 (4.0) | 13 (4.0) | 9 (4.7) | 1 (1.8) | 0.6183 |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 96 (16.7) | 54 (16.6) | 35 (18.3) | 7 (12.5) | 0.5865 |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 54 (9.4) | 31 (9.5) | 22 (11.5) | 1 (1.8) | 0.0904 |
| Pulmonary embolism, n (%) | 7 (1.2) | 5 (1.5) | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 1.0000 |
| Ischemic heart disease, n (%) | 198 (34.6) | 105 (32.3) | 75 (39.3) | 18 (32.1) | 0.2539 |
| Prior revascularization, n (%) | 31 (5.4) | 18 (5.5) | 10 (5.2) | 3 (5.4) | 0.9891 |
| Stroke/TIA, n (%) | 70 (12.2) | 33 (10.2) | 30 (15.7) | 7 (12.5) | 0.1775 |
NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; TIA, transient ischemic attack.