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4.2 RECIPIENTS’ CHARACTERISTICS

Fifty 57 were males and 38 43 were females. The ethnic distribution of the liver transplant recipients are as follows: Chinese 44 50, Malays 35 40, Indians 7 8, Others 2 2. Seventy-five 85 of the transplant recipients were between 1 and 9 years of age at the time of transplantation. Biliary atresia was the primary liver disease in 63 72 of the recipients. The commonest indication for liver transplantation was failure to thrive with growth retardation and poor liver function. The commonest blood group amongst the liver transplant recipients was group O. Table 4.2.1: Distribution of Patients by Gender, 1993-2006 Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 TOTAL Gender No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Male 0 0 6 5 2 1 3 1 2 7 5 10 2 6 50 Female 1 1 2 8 1 1 5 2 3 3 0 6 3 2 38 TOTAL 1 1 8 13 3 2 8 3 5 10 5 16 5 8 88 Figure 4.2.1: Distribution of Patients by Gender, 1993-2006 N um be r of pa ti ent s n Year 2 4 6 8 10 Male Female 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 75 Table 4.2.2: Distribution of Patients by Ethnic Group, 1993-2006 Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 TOTAL Ethnic group No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Malay 0 1 2 3 1 0 4 1 2 3 1 11 3 3 35 Chinese 1 0 6 8 2 1 2 2 3 6 4 5 1 3 44 Indian 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 TOTAL 1 1 8 13 3 2 8 3 5 10 5 16 5 8 88 Figure 4.2.2: Distribution of Patients by Ethnic Group, 1993-2006 N um be r of pa ti ent s n Year 2 4 6 8 10 12 Malay Chinese Indian Others 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 76 Table 4.2.3: Distribution of Patients by Age, 1993-2006 77 Table 4.2.4: Primary Diagnosis, 1993-2006 N=88 Table 4.2.5: Indication for Transplantation, 1993-2006 N=88 78 Table 4.2.6: Recipient Blood Group, 1993-2006 N=88 Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 TOTAL Blood group No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. A 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 4 1 4 20 B 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 13 AB 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 O 0 0 2 5 1 0 3 3 3 5 1 8 2 1 34 No data 1 0 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 17 TOTAL 1 1 8 13 3 2 8 3 5 10 5 16 5 8 88 79

4.3 TRANSPLANT PRACTICES