Table 2.
Recipient outcomes by 1 and 2 years after lung transplant
| Preoperative BMI ⩾ 18.5 kg/m2 (n = 1,256) |
Preoperative BMI 17–18.49 kg/m2 (n = 449) |
Preoperative BMI < 17 kg/m2 |
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| n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
| By 1 yr after transplant | ||||||
| Alive at 1 yr | 1,131 | 90% (88–92) | 388 | 86% (83–89) | 240 | 88% (84–92) |
| Alive, achieved BMI ⩾ 18.5 kg/m2 | — | — | 218 | 49% (44–53) | 80 | 29% (24–35) |
| Alive, did not achieve BMI ⩾ 18.5 kg/m2 | — | — | 47 | 10% (8–14) | 65 | 24% (19–29) |
| Alive but no BMI data | 329 | 26% (24–29) | 123 | 27% (23–32) | 95 | 35% (30–41) |
| Died by 1 yr | 125 | 10% (8,12) | 61 | 14% (11–17) | 32 | 12% (8–16) |
| Died before achieving BMI ⩾ 18.5 kg/m2 | — | — | 10 | 2% (1–4) | 5 | 2% (1–4) |
| Died after achieving BMI ⩾ 18.5 kg/m2 | — | — | 11 | 2% (1–4) | 4 | 1% (1–4) |
| Died but no BMI data | 91 | 7% (6–9) | 40 | 9% (7–12) | 23 | 8% (6–12) |
| By 2 yr after transplant | ||||||
| Alive at 2 yr | 1,031 | 82% (80–84) | 342 | 76% (72–80) | 212 | 78% (73–82) |
| Alive, achieved BMI ⩾ 18.5 kg/m2 | — | — | 217 | 48% (44–53) | 100 | 37% (31–43) |
| Alive, did not achieve BMI ⩾ 18.5 kg/m2 | — | — | 28 | 6% (4–9) | 44 | 16% (12–21) |
| Alive but no BMI data | 224 | 18% (16–20) | 97 | 22% (18–26) | 68 | 25% (20–30) |
| Died by 2 yr | 225 | 18% (16–20) | 107 | 24% (20–28) | 60 | 22% (18–27) |
| Died before achieving BMI ⩾ 18.5 kg/m2 | — | — | 19 | 4% (3–7) | 17 | 6% (4–10) |
| Died after achieving BMI ⩾ 18.5 kg/m2 | — | — | 37 | 8% (6–11) | 12 | 4% (3–8) |
| Died but no BMI data | 119 | 9% (8–11) | 51 | 11% (9–15) | 31 | 11% (8–16) |
Definition of abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval.