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Table 1 Donor profiles stratified by sex

From: Sex differences in postsurgical skeletal muscle depletion after donation of living-donor liver transplantation, although minimal, should not be ignored

 

All donors n = 277

Women n = 144

Men n = 133

p value

Recipient characteristics

 Age (years)

37.5 ± 12.3

39.0 ± 11.2

36.0 ± 13.2

0.04

 Height (cm)

165.1 ± 8.7

158.9 ± 5.4

171.7 ± 6.3

< 0.001

 Weight (kg)

58.8 ± 10.4

52.3 ± 7.3

65 ± 88.5

< 0.001

 BMI

21.5 ± 2.6

20.7 ± 2.6

22.3 ± 2.3

< 0.001

 Body surface area (m2)

1.64 ± 0.17

1.52 ± 0.11

1.77 ± 0.12

< 0.001

 Preoperative TPA (cm2)

14.55 ± 5.54

10.27 ± 2.46

19.2 ± 4.01

< 0.001

 Preoperative TPI (cm2/m2)

5.24 ± 1.67

4.07 ± 0.99

6.50 ± 1.29

< 0.001

 TLV (ml)

1206 ± 200

1014 ± 147

1224 ± 179

< 0.001

 SVpre(ml)

136 ± 50

122 ± 43

150 ± 53

< 0.001

 Preoperative LS ratio

10.0 ± 4.2

9.9 ± 3.7

10.1 ± 4.6

0.72

 Preoperative T-Bil (mg/dl)

0.84 ± 0.14

0.79 ± 0.30

0.91 ± 0.39

0.01

 Preoperative Alb (g/dl)

4.44 ± 0.32

4.39 ± 0.32

4.51 ± 0.30

0.001

 Preoperative AST (IU/L)

18.0 ± 4.8

16.9 ± 4.1

19.2 ± 5.2

< 0.001

 Preoperative ALT (IU/L)

18.1 ± 10.0

14.1 ± 6.2

22.4 ± 11.4

< 0.001

 Preoperative ICG-R15min (%)

5.44 ± 1.98

5.09 ± 1.98

5.83 ± 1.91

0.02

 Preoperative Cre (mg/dl)

0.69 ± 0.14

0.59 ± 0.08

0.82 ± 0.10

< 0.001

 Preoperative Hgb (g/dl)

14.0 ± 1.5

13.0 ± 1.1

15.1 ± 1.0

< 0.001

 Preoperative Plt (× 104/μl)

25.2 ± 5.6

26.1 ± 5.9

24.3 ± 5.2

0.01

Graft characteristics

 Graft type RL / non-RL

177/100

112/32

65/68

< 0.001

 Estimated liver resection rate (%)

45.9 ± 11.5

49.5 ± 10.2

41.9 ± 11.5

< 0.001

 Actual graft weight (g)

540 ± 116

533 ± 100

549 ± 131

0.29

Intra/postoperative data

 Operative time (min)

464 ± 107

459 ± 133

469 ± 70

0.41

 Estimated blood loss (g)

431 ± 252

384 ± 213

482 ± 281

0.001

 EBL/kg (g/kg)

7.38 ± 4.23

7.42 ± 4.30

7.32 ± 4.16

0.83

 Postoperative complication ≥ C-D 3b yes/no

6/269

2/142

4/129

0.43

 Postoperative hospital stay (days)

14.2 ± 3.9

13.9 ± 3.9

14.5 ± 4.0

0.21

  1. Data are presented mean ± standard deviations
  2. Abbreviations: Alb albumin, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, BMI body mass index, C-D Clavien-Dindo, Cre creatinine, EBL estimated blood loss, Hgb haemoglobin, ICG-R15 indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min, LS ratio liver/spleen ratio, Plt platelet count, RL right liver, SV splenic volume, T-bil total bilirubin, TLV total liver volume, TPA total psoas area, TPI total psoas index
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