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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Transplant. 2022 Apr 6;22(7):1813–1822. doi: 10.1111/ajt.17044

TABLE 2.

Rates of pre- and posttransplant events by travel status among kidney candidates in the United States, 2010-2020

Number of events Total person-time, in years Rate per 100 PY (95% CI) Crude HR or cHR (95% CI)
Deceased donor transplant
 No travel 39 453 240 032 16.44 (16.27, 16.60) Ref
 Travel, to neighbor 12 665   67 455 18.78 (18.45, 19.10) 1.14 (1.12, 1.17)
 Travel, beyond neighbor   4568   20 197 22.62 (21.96, 23.27) 1.39 (1.34, 1.44)

Living donor transplant
 No travel 20 465 240 032   8.53 (8.41, 8.64) Ref
 Travel, to neighbor   6040   67 455   8.95 (8.73, 9.18) 1.06 (1.03, 1.09)
 Travel, beyond neighbor   1867   20 197   9.24 (8.82, 9.66) 1.16 (1.10, 1.21)

Died, pre-transplant
 No travel 17 778 240 032   7.41 (7.30, 7.52) Ref
 Travel, to neighbor   5257   67 455   7.79 (7.58, 8.00) 1.05 (1.02, 1.08)
 Travel, beyond neighbor   1648   20 197   8.16 (7.77, 8.55) 1.06 (1.00, 1.11)

Died, posttransplant
 No travel   4852   98 097   4.95 (4.81, 5.09) Ref
 Travel, to neighbor   1557   30 236   5.15 (4.89, 5.41) 1.04 (0.97, 1.12)
 Travel, beyond neighbor  496   10 873   4.56 (4.16, 4.96) 0.92 (0.83, 1.02)