Table 1:

Donor characteristics

Characteristic^*	Donor group; no. of donors^†			p value
Characteristic^*	NDD n = 1969	DCD n = 289	All n = 2258	p value
Donor rate, per 100 000				< 0.001
Pre-DCD	1.18	NA	1.18
Early DCD	1.33	0.19	1.52
Recent DCD	1.34	0.36	1.70
Organ yield, mean per donor
Overall	3.73	2.58	3.58	< 0.001
Pre-DCD	3.51	NA	3.51
Early DCD	3.75	2.67	3.61
Recent DCD	3.53	2.30	3.26
Age, yr, mean				< 0.001
Pre-DCD	44.8	NA	44.8
Early DCD	45.2	41.8	44.8
Recent DCD	47.0	41.4	45.8
Cause of death				< 0.001
Stroke	1035	72	1107
Head trauma	482	84	566
Anoxia	308	118	426
Other	144	15	159
Sex				0.001
Male	1108	192	1300
Female	861	97	958
Blood group				0.8
A	753	114	867
B	222	32	254
O	919	135	1054
AB	75	8	83

Note: DCD = donation after circulatory determination of death, NA = not applicable, NDD = neurologic determination of death.
↵* The 4-year eras of the study are defined as follows: pre-DCD = 2002/03 to 2005/06, early DCD = 2006/07 to 2009/10, recent DCD = 2010/11 to 2013/14, with all fiscal years beginning in April and ending in March.
↵† Except where indicated otherwise.