Demographics

Basic demographics for US cadaveric SPK pancreas transplant recipients 1/94-11/98 (Table 3).

Recipient age: the average age in all categories was about 37--38 years; PAK recipients were significantly older than PTA recipients.

• Male/female ratio: more men than women in SPK and PAK categories (diabetic nephropathy is more frequent in men); more women than men in PTA category (this reason is unclear since overall incidence of diabetes is similar in both sexes).

• Race: majority were white, reflecting the US population in that only 12% are black and type 1 diabetes is higher among whites.

• Retransplants: lower in SPK than in PAK and PTA.

• Donor age: lower in PTA, possibly due to more meticulous selection criteria.

• Preservation time: shorter in SPK, most of which are locally procured as compared to PAK and PTA which are shared among organ procurement organizations.

• HLA matching: number of mismatches lower in PAK and PTA, showing an increased focus on HLA matching for these transplant categories.

Table 3