Demographics

This table (Table 3) shows the basic demographics for US cadaver pancreas transplants

01/01/96-10/03/2000 (SPK 80%, PAK 14%, PTA 6%). PTA recipients were significantly younger than PAK and SPK recipients. There are more male pancreas transplant recipients than female 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). Retransplants were much lower in SPK than in PAK and PTA. Preservation time was shorter in SPK transplants, most of which are locally procured as compared to PAK and PTA which are shared among organ procurement organizations. Donor age was essentially the same among all three transplant categories; only 3% of donors were over age 50. The number of HLA mismatches was lower in PAK and PTA, showing an increased focus on HLA matching for these transplant categories. Waiting time was significantly longer for SPK as compared to PAK and PTA, reflecting the shortage of kidneys for transplant. The majority of recipients were white (91%); type 1 diabetes is higher in the white race compared to other racial groups. African-American individuals received about 9% of the total pancreas transplants, in comparison to their distribution in the US population (12%). The percentage of minorities, in particular African-Americans, receiving pancreas transplants has significantly increased since 4% in 1987-90. Previous analyses have shown no difference in pancreas transplant outcome by recipient race.

Table 3