Table 1 Demographic information in patients undergoing liver transplantation

age (years)*

58.9

55.6

0.26 ^a

(3.6)

(7.2)

% male

57.1

69.7

0.66 ^b

% Caucasian

85.7

93.5

0.47 ^b

baseline serum creatinine (mg/dL)*

0.89

1.07

0.21 ^a

(0.30)

(0.30)

duration of ESLD (months)*

75.4 (37.8)

99.2 (79.1)

0.45 ^a

etiology of ESLD

  % with a viral component

85.7

51.5

0.21 ^b

  % with an alcoholic component

14.3

33.3

0.99 ^b

pre-operative MELD score*

16.3 (8.4)

18.6 (5.4)

0.36 ^a

history of hypertension (%)

57.1

24.2

0.17 ^b

history of diabetes (%)

14.3

30.3

0.65 ^b

Duration of surgery (hours)

6.0

4.6

<0.01