Baseline patients’ characteristics (n=152)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| Age * | |
| 9–39 years old | 46 (30.3) |
| 40–59 years old | 56 (36.8) |
| >60 years old | 50 (32.9) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 90 (59.2) |
| Female | 62 (40.8) |
| Indication for lung transplantation | |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 79 (52.0) |
| Cystic fibrosis | 39 (25.6) |
| Diffuse interstitial lung disease | 22 (14.5) |
| Pulmonary hypertension | 9 (5.9) |
| Other | 3 (2.0) |
| Transplant procedure | |
| Double lung | 94 (61.9) |
| Single lung | 54 (35.5) |
| Heart/lung | 4 (2.6) |
| Retransplantation | 3 (2.0) |
| Death during the study period | 39 (25.7) |
| No of lung transplantations during the study period | 103 (67.8) |
*Age at the time of the first lung transplantation