Table 5.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations, 1994 to 2003

Gender 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 + + +
Female Number of Registrations 6,621 7,250 7,549 7,914 8,108 8,541 9,188 9,319 9,631 10,076
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 91 90 99 101 109 105 118 117 111 108
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 284 282 299 316 336 323 355 351 356 391
Median TT (Days) 995 1,029 1,134 1,152 1,201 1,213 1,285 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 941 969 1,083 1,097 1,159 1,152 1,219 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,065 1,092 1,194 1,206 1,267 1,277 1,375 + + +
Male Number of Registrations 9,913 10,640 10,773 11,143 12,074 12,440 13,069 13,021 13,857 14,417
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 83 85 86 95 104 109 112 114 104 101
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 240 248 278 281 314 310 329 345 328 340
Median TT (Days) 745 849 964 989 1,096 1,068 1,155 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 710 815 918 947 1,052 1,023 1,112 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 777 889 1,012 1,030 1,145 1,118 1,195 + + +

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.