Expressor group (n = 28) Non-expressor group (n = 32)
P-value
Donor
Sex (Male) 12 (42.9%) 24 (77.4%) 0.008
Age (years) 34 (18 - 68) 33 (20 - 78) 0.641
Recipient
Sex (Male) 18 (64.3%) 25 (78.1%) 0.264
Age (years) 57 (35 - 74) 54 (43 - 71) 0.870
Indications for LT Alcoholic HBV HCV HCC AIH Biliary cirrhosis Budd-Chiari syndrome NBNC PBC PSC Wilson’s disease 4 5 2 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 3 3 12 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
0.396
Retransplantation 0 (0%) 1 (3.1%) 1.000
Type of LT (LDLT) 20 (71.4%) 20 (62.5%) 0.585
MELD 15 (6 - 40) 14 (6 - 40) 0.406
Time from LT to study enroll (mo.) 16.7 (6.9 - 35.5) 16.6 (6.2 - 43.5) 0.711