Table 1 Characteristics of LT recipients, overall and by major etiology
| Â | Overall | NASH | HCV | HBV | Wilson's disease | PSC | AIH | SCH | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N transplants | 1009 | 248 (24.6%) | 287 (28.4%) | 224 (22.2%) | 23 (2.3%) | 28 (2.8%) | 89 (8.8%) | 21 (2.1%) | 89 (8.8%) |
Age [Median (IQR)] | 55 (45–62) | 59 (53–64) | 58 (52–64) | 54 (48–61) | 23 (19–29) | 40 (32–47) | 32 (23–45) | 60 (57–64) | 34 (25–54) |
Male [n (%)] | 634 (62.8%) | 174 (70.2%) | 162 (56.5%) | 167 (74.6%) | 12 (52.2%) | 13 (46.4%) | 38 (42.7%) | 21 (100.0%) | 47 (52.8%) |
BMI [Median] | 26.1 (22.9–30.5) | 26.6 (23.6–32.0) | 26.9 (23.9–30.8) | 27.3 (23.4–31.3) | 22.8 (20.7–24.3) | 23.5 (20.1–27.2) | 24.2 (21.6–28.2) | 25.9 (23.0–29.3) | 23.6 (20.1–27.3) |
BMI group [n (%)] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Underweight | 49 (4.9%) | 6 (2.4%) | 7 (2.4%) | 6 (2.7%) | 4 (17.4%) | 4 (14.3%) | 7 (7.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 15 (16.9%) |
Normal weight | 366 (36.3%) | 78 (31.5%) | 90 (31.4%) | 73 (32.6%) | 13 (56.5%) | 14 (50.0%) | 45 (50.6%) | 10 (47.6%) | 43 (48.3%) |
Pre-obesity | 308 (30.5%) | 84 (33.9%) | 99 (34.5%) | 69 (30.8%) | 3 (13.0%) | 8 (28.6%) | 20 (22.5%) | 7 (33.3%) | 18 (20.2%) |
Obesity (class 1) | 194 (19.2%) | 52 (21.0%) | 62 (21.6%) | 53 (23.7%) | 1 (4.4%) | 1 (3.6%) | 13 (14.6%) | 4 (19.1%) | 8 (9.0%) |
Obesity (class 2) | 60 (6.0%) | 15 (6.1%) | 19 (6.6%) | 18 (8.0%) | 1 (4.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (4.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (3.4%) |
Obesity (class 3) | 32 (3.2%) | 13 (5.2%) | 10 (3.5%) | 5 (2.2%) | 1 (4.4%) | 1 (3.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.3%) |
Waitlist time [Median days] | 49 (15–139) | 42 (20–103) | 58 (15–160) | 49 (15–141) | 75 (10–110) | 64 (24–153) | 36 (14–156) | 102 (42–131) | 49 (15–155) |
LT from living donor [n (%)] | 628 (62.2%) | 179 (72.2%) | 159 (55.4%) | 150 (67.0%) | 10 (43.5%) | 19 (67.9%) | 47 (52.8%) | 16 (76.2%) | 48 (53.9%) |
MELD score [Median] | 22 (16–25) | 22 (17–24) | 20 (15–22) | 22 (17–25) | 30 (17–37) | 21 (16–26) | 24 (19–31) | 20 (17–22) | 24 (18–30) |
HCC candidate [n (%)] | 282 (28.0%) | 59 (23.8%) | 123 (42.9%) | 87 (38.8%) | 1 (4.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.3%) | 4 (19.1%) | 6 (6.7%) |