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Table 1 Characteristics and outcomes of 259 subjects with cystic fibrosis included on the waiting list for lung transplantation during 2010-2014a

From: Mortality rate of patients with cystic fibrosis on the waiting list and within one year after lung transplantation: a survey of Italian CF centers

 

All

Age (yrs)

 

<  17.9

18–29.9

≥ 30

No.

259

38c

88

133d

 

Age at inclusion on WL (yrs)b

30.4 (22.1–37.5)

15.3 (12.5–17.0)

24.4 (21.8–26.1)

37.0 (33.7–42.0)

 

Females: No. (%)

148 (57.1)

27 (71.1)

49 (55.7)

72 (54.1)

p = 0.061

Deaths on WL: No. (%)

50 (19.3)

9 (23.7)

14 (15.9)

27 (20.3)

p = 0.548

Waiting time of deceased subjects (yrs)b

0.8 (0.2–1.2)

0.9 (0.2–1.9)

0.5 (0.1–1.2)

0.8 (0.4–1.3)

p = 0.639

LTs: No. (%)

159 (61.4)

24 (63.2)

55 (62.5)

80 (60.2)

p = 0.913

Waiting time of transplanted sub-jects (yrs)b

0.9 (0.3–1.8)

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

0.8 (0.2–1.9)

1.0 (0.4–1.9)

p = 0.514

Still on WL: No. (%)

47 (18.1)

3 (7.9)

19 (21.6)

25 (18.8)

p = 0.180

  1. WL waiting list, LT lung transplantation
  2. aoutcomes were considered until December 31, 2015
  3. bdata are reported as median and interquartile range
  4. ctwo subjects were removed from the WL after 2.1 and 0.8 years
  5. done subject was removed from the WL after 0.8 years