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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Oct 11.
Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2026 May 8;195:110230. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110230

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Characteristic TAC first (n=22) LT first (n=27) p-value
Age, years, median (IQR)
Age at TAC
Age at LT
n=22
44.1 (38.3 – 49.1)
53.6 (45.9 – 57.6)
n=27
51.0 (44.2 – 59.0)
43.5 (37.4 – 49.7)

0.06
0.01
Sex, n (%)
Male
Female
n=22
17 (77.3)
5 (22.7)
n=27
19 (70.4)
8 (29.6)

0.75
Race, n (%)
White
Black
Asian
n=22
18 (81.8)
4 (18.2)
0 (0.0)
n=27
20 (76.9)
5 (19.2)
1 (3.8)

0.74
IBD diagnosis, n (%)
Ulcerative colitis
Crohn’s
Indeterminant
n=22
20 (90.9)
2 (9.1)
0 (0.0)
n=25
23 (92.0)
1 (4.0)
1 (4.0)

1.0
Indication for TAC, n (%)
Dysplasia
Cancer
n=22
11 (50.0)
11 (50.0)
n=27
18 (66.7)
9 (33.3)

0.26
Maintenance immunosuppression after LT, n (%)
Tacrolimus
Tacrolimus and corticosteroids
Tacrolimus, corticosteroids, and mycophenolate
Tacrolimus and mycophenolate
Cyclosporine, corticosteroids, and mycophenolate
Tacrolimus, corticosteroids, and azathioprine
Cyclosporine, corticosteroids, and sirolimus/everolimus
n=25
9 (36.0)
6 (24.0)
5 (20.0)
2 (8.0)
1 (4.0)
1 (4.0)
1 (4.0)