Table 1 Clinical characteristics of liver transplant recipients categorized by D-MELD.
Total Cohort (n = 12,785) | D-MELD 0–4 (n = 8,862) | D-MELD 5–10 (n = 2,574) | D-MELD > 10 (n = 1,529) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median Age (IQR) | 55 (48–61) | 55 (48–61) | 56 (49–62) | 57(50–62) | 0.1528 |
Male, (%) | 8239 (64.4) | 5726 (64.6) | 1591 (61.8) | 922(60.3) | 0.3372 |
Ethnicity, (%) | |||||
Caucasian | 9058 (70.8) | 6180 (71.2) | 1830 (71.1) | 1048 (68.5) | 0.0029 |
Black | 1363 (10.7) | 1002 (11.5) | 246 (9.6) | 115 (7.5%) | |
Hispanic | 1833 (14.3) | 1153 (13.3) | 386 (15.0) | 294 (19.2) | |
Asian | 352 (2.8) | 230 (2.6) | 74 (2.9) | 48 (3.1) | |
Etiology of Liver Disease, (%) | |||||
ALD | 2885 (22.6) | 2109 (24.3) | 520 (20.2) | 256 (16.7) | 0.0002 |
HCV | 3076 (24.1) | 1994 (22.5) | 632 (24.6) | 450 (29.4) | |
ALD/HCV | 652 (5.1) | 442 (5.1) | 121 (4.7) | 89 (5.8) | |
NASH | 1941 (15.2) | 1342 (15.5) | 397 (15.4) | 202 (13.2) | |
Cholestatic Liver Disease | 1342 (10.5) | 851 (9.8) | 292 (11.3) | 199 (13.0) | |
Other | 2889 (22.6) | 1944 (22.4) | 612 (23.8) | 333 (21.8) | |
Median Liver Donor Risk Index (IQR) | 1.36 (1.12, 1.65) | 1.36 (1.12, 1.65) | 1.35 (1.12, 1.62) | 1.34 (1.13, 1.63) | 0.8350 |
Donation after Cardiac Death, (%) | 588 (4.6) | 442 (5.3) | 104 (4.1) | 42 (2.8) | 0.0258 |
Renal Dialysis, (%) | 3652 (28.6) | 2300 (26.5) | 639 (24.8) | 713 (46.6) | <0.0001 |
Ascites, (%) | 11151 (87.2) | 7489 (86.3) | 2263 (87.9) | 1399 (91.5) | 0.0004 |
Severe Hepatic Encephalopathy, (%) | 2052 (16.1) | 1234 (14.2) | 455 (17.7) | 363 (23.7) | <0.0001 |
