Table 1.
Donor Characteristics. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Heart Donors, Stratified by HIV Status of Recipient, January 2005 – June 2019
| Variable | HIV - recipient | HIV + recipient | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=29,848) | (n=75) | ||
| Male gender | 21,183 (71.0%) | 55 (73.3%) | 0.747 |
| Donor age (median years, IQR) | 30 (22–40) | 33 (23–38) | 0.481 |
| Donor BMI (median kg/m2, IQR) | 26.3 (23.2–30.2) | 25.2 (23.0–29.8) | 0.308 |
| Donor ethnicity | 0.111 | ||
| White | 19,171 (64.2%) | 44 (58.7%) | |
| Black | 4,741 (15.9%) | 12 (16.0%) | |
| Hispanic | 4,997 (16.7%) | 19 (25.3%) | |
| Other | 939 (3.1%) | - | |
| Donor history | |||
| Cigarette use | 4,023 (13.5%) | 10 (13.3%) | 1.000 |
| Cocaine use | 5,468 (18.3%) | 21 (28.0%) | 0.044 |
| Alcohol abuse | 4,775 (16.0%) | 10 (13.3%) | 0.638 |
| Diabetes | 1,008 (3.4%) | 3 (4.0%) | 1.000 |
| LVEF | 60 (55–65) | 60 (59–65) | 0.514 |
| Inotrope use at procurement | 13590 (45.5%) | 24 (32.0%) | 0.025 |
| Donor cause of death | 0.012 | ||
| Anoxia | 7,602 (25.5%) | 28 (37.3%) | |
| Cerebrovascular/stroke | 5,787 (19.4%) | 10 (13.3%) | |
| Head trauma | 15,633 (52.4%) | 35 (46.7%) | |
| CNS tumor | 180 (0.6%) | 2 (2.7%) | |
| Other | 645 (2.2%) | - | |
| ABO blood type | 0.147 | ||
| A | 10,732 (36.0%) | 28 (37.3%) | |
| B | 3,301 (11.1%) | 11 (14.7%) | |
| AB | 646 (2.2%) | 4 (5.3%) | |
| O | 15,169 (50.8%) | 32 (42.7%) | |
| IQR, interquartile range; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; CNS, central nervous system | |||