Abstract

ObjectiveTo investigate the impact of donor–recipient (DR) sex matches on survival after lung transplantation while controlling for size difference in the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) database. MethodsWe performed a retrospective study of 27,423 lung transplant recipients who were reported in the UNOS database (January 2005-March 2020). Patients were divided into groups based on their respective DR sex match: male to male (MM), male to female (MF), female to female, (FF), and female to male (FM). Kaplan–Meier curve and Cox regression with log-rank tests were used to assess 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year survival. We also modeled survival for each group after controlling for size-related variables via the Cox regression. ResultsKaplan–Meier curves showed overall significance at 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year end points (P < .0001). Estimated median survival time based on Kaplan–Meier analysis were 6.41 ± 0.15, 6.13 ± 0.18, 5.86 ± 0.10, and 5.37 ± 0.17 years for FF, MF, MM, and FM, respectively (P < .0001). After we controlled for size differences, FF had statistically significantly longer 5- and 10-year survival than all other cohorts. MF also had statistically significantly longer 5- and 10-year survival than FM. ConclusionsWhen variables associated with size were controlled for, FF had improved survival than other DR groups. A female recipient may experience longer survival with a female donor’s lungs versus a male donor’s lungs of similar size.

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