Table 2 Donor baseline characteristics for the study cohorts.

From: Enhanced survival prediction using explainable artificial intelligence in heart transplantation

 

N

Ext. validation 2017–2018

N = 4750

Test 2014–2016

N = 6120

Train/val. 1987–2013

N = 31,315

Test statistic

Donor age (yrs)*,†

42,185

24 31 40

33 ± 11

23 31 41

32 ± 11

21 30 42

32 ± 12

F2 42182 = 18, P < 0.0012

Donor female gender*

42,185

30%14434750

30%18286120

29%921431,315

χ22 = 2.1, P = 0.361

Donor height (cm)*

42,144

168.0 175.0 180.3

174.0 ± 9.6

167.6 175.0 180.3

173.8 ± 9.6

167.6 175.3 182.9

174.6 ± 9.5

F2 42141 = 19, P < 0.0012

Donor weight (kg)*

42,179

70 81 95

84 ± 19

70 80 93

83 ± 20

68 79 90

81 ± 18

F2 42176 = 69, P < 0.0012

Donor ABO blood type*

42,184

   

χ26 = 7.7, P = 0.261

A

 

36.7%17454750

35.3%21636120

36.4%11,41331,314

 

AB

 

2.1%994750

2.5%1546120

2.3%70631,314

 

B

 

10.9%5204750

11.3%6906120

10.5%329531,314

 

O

 

50.2%23864750

50.9%31136120

50.8%15,90031,314

 

Donor cause of death*

42,149

   

χ28 = 2669, P < 0.0011

Anoxia

 

38.2%18134748

29.8%18236118

12.3%385031,283

 

Cerebrovascular/stroke

 

14.8%7034748

19.1%11666118

25.6%800031,283

 

CNS tumor

 

0.5%234748

0.3%216118

1.0%31331,283

 

Head trauma

 

44.6%21194748

48.6%29716118

59.3%18,54431,283

 

Other

 

1.9%904748

2.2%1376118

1.8%57631,283

 

Ischemic time (min)*,†

40,394

138 184 223

183 ± 64

143 186 227

187 ± 62

146 188 229

190 ± 63

F2 40391 = 23, P < 0.0012

Recipient-donor height ratio*

42,037

0.963 1.000 1.036

1.000 ± 0.056

0.967 1.000 1.040

1.002 ± 0.057

0.958 1.000 1.036

0.998 ± 0.061

F2 42034 = 16, P < 0.0012

Recipient-donor weight ratio*

42,086

0.87 1.03 1.18

1.03 ± 0.23

0.88 1.02 1.17

1.03 ± 0.22

0.88 1.02 1.16

1.02 ± 0.21

F2 42083 = 2.6, P = 0.0712

  1. a b c represents the lower quartile a, the median b, and the upper quartile c for continuous variables. x ± s represents X ± 1 SD. N is the number of non-missing values. Variables included in * IHTSA, # IMPACT, and PRN model. CNS, Central nervous system tumours. Tests used: 1Pearson test; 2Kruskal–Wallis test.