Table 5.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations, 1994 to 2003

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Number of Registrations 16,534 17,890 18,322 19,057 20,182 20,981 22,257 22,340 23,488 24,493
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 86 87 91 98 106 107 115 115 107 104
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 256 261 285 294 323 315 339 348 338 359
Median TT (Days) 836 914 1,035 1,046 1,145 1,125 1,199 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 806 880 997 1,016 1,108 1,094 1,168 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 866 948 1,071 1,084 1,176 1,160 1,236 + + +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 8 2 3 6 9 10 7 5 2 10
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 84 109 1 238 47 1 202 251 65 48
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 294 109 1 279 198 108 339 286 65 164
Median TT (Days) + 109 279 293 237 321 + 572 65 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 109 1 279 198 108 + 286 65 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 59 89 98 91 81 68 84 110 111 104
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 15 31 19 34 55 54 38 40 39 28
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 55 111 80 109 87 139 128 94 93 89
Median TT (Days) 254 279 232 315 267 277 324 207 195 241
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 100 209 176 237 207 225 205 172 182 198
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 475 370 439 466 356 409 399 252 262 358
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 94 121 106 109 93 99 111 124 113 123
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 30 31 30 24 23 54 14 56 56 41
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 71 79 84 102 70 130 93 120 145 118
Median TT (Days) 230 243 275 231 340 373 370 338 373 408
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 103 176 146 180 192 311 241 244 296 377
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 374 405 447 364 402 428 437 418 407 +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 297 375 398 358 392 410 381 441 473 536
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 32 34 39 51 37 44 51 49 46
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 111 86 103 119 132 99 124 153 144 140
Median TT (Days) 251 276 371 409 400 352 370 467 471 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 222 229 309 345 357 293 308 385 390 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 312 338 439 490 548 418 468 555 550 +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 3,860 3,871 3,778 3,823 3,780 3,786 3,495 3,573 3,670 3,703
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 93 86 98 90 102 108 103 107 104 95
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 245 262 285 274 286 286 283 310 296 316
Median TT (Days) 820 882 1,021 926 964 984 918 987 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 751 827 943 865 912 919 869 912 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 889 950 1,099 1,005 1,033 1,044 1,000 1,053 + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 6,494 7,024 6,913 7,054 7,122 7,087 7,464 7,228 7,453 7,541
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 88 96 98 108 108 109 119 120 114 112
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 265 287 320 309 346 318 337 358 371 407
Median TT (Days) 885 968 1,107 1,108 1,191 1,116 1,180 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 836 913 1,052 1,051 1,140 1,056 1,132 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 932 1,029 1,161 1,157 1,265 1,170 1,231 + + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 4,844 5,319 5,768 6,268 7,065 7,595 8,406 8,513 9,146 9,552
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 92 89 92 100 116 120 127 127 111 109
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 290 268 286 314 351 357 387 391 372 395
Median TT (Days) 870 953 1,046 1,152 1,265 1,321 1,481 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 821 893 980 1,084 1,199 1,251 1,344 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 948 1,010 1,123 1,219 1,346 1,407 + + + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 877 1,089 1,258 1,348 1,640 1,925 2,309 2,346 2,520 2,924
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 85 97 94 114 112 121 128 117 109 110
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 219 283 301 324 384 349 388 374 332 421
Median TT (Days) 838 1,342 1,531 2,202 1,815 1,599 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 677 1,069 1,205 1,462 1,470 1,376 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,093 + 2,562 + + + + + + +
Unknown Number of Registrations 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

(+) = Not determined due to insufficient follow-up; fewer than this percentile have transplanted.

TT = Time to Transplant in days.

This table takes a cohort of waiting list registrations and shows how long it takes for 10%, 25%, and 50%

(the median) of those patients to be transplanted. These tables take the point of view of a patient who has just

been registered on a waiting list and take into account all of the things that can happen to the patient after wait

listing, including receiving a transplant, being removed from the waiting list, and dying.

See Technical Notes for a full discussion of the methods used for this table.