Table 5.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations, 1994 to 2003

Peak PRA and 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 + + +
0-9%, Female Number of Registrations 3,508 3,905 4,159 4,448 4,599 4,668 5,075 5,239 5,420 5,857
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 66 64 73 78 79 80 99 93 95 99
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 187 194 201 218 229 228 269 250 280 316
Median TT (Days) 597 623 688 720 775 815 876 875 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 560 572 633 675 725 760 820 821 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 645 683 737 778 835 867 940 935 + +
0-9%, Male Number of Registrations 6,842 7,433 7,639 8,143 8,760 8,855 9,408 9,481 10,182 10,629
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 67 74 73 83 91 101 108 107 99 103
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 192 200 221 233 259 273 295 299 290 318
Median TT (Days) 546 635 748 760 892 877 976 960 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 525 605 712 726 850 842 924 917 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 570 672 784 788 932 922 1,023 1,008 + +
10-79%, Female Number of Registrations 1,823 1,876 1,783 1,800 1,786 1,948 1,988 2,084 2,095 2,122
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 159 159 162 169 194 182 190 211 182 143
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 461 456 468 482 545 535 526 601 552 +
Median TT (Days) 1,269 1,449 1,419 1,550 1,622 1,586 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,139 1,264 1,286 1,426 1,471 1,474 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,413 1,585 1,560 1,693 1,747 1,758 + + + +
10-79%, Male Number of Registrations 2,014 1,927 1,799 1,568 1,684 1,749 1,680 1,736 1,771 1,608
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 195 186 174 184 245 211 202 239 224 176
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 463 469 505 548 655 584 590 627 560 +
Median TT (Days) 1,146 1,390 1,485 1,632 1,673 1,656 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,087 1,279 1,366 1,501 1,546 1,520 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,236 1,522 1,593 1,800 1,847 + + + + +
80%+, Female Number of Registrations 983 1,053 1,087 1,064 1,159 1,245 1,298 1,260 1,313 1,169
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 428 313 403 389 383 356 330 338 245 217
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,149 951 1,152 1,023 1,163 944 1,008 988 645 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Male Number of Registrations 597 681 614 605 757 784 792 758 747 701
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 550 372 369 480 383 331 423 395 239 219
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,398 1,145 988 1,079 1,072 938 1,162 912 712 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, Female Number of Registrations 307 416 520 602 564 680 827 736 803 928
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 35 69 81 56 91 70 50 63 49 55
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 102 232 378 351 291 211 164 250 218 310
Median TT (Days) 523 1,673 2,179 1,587 1,478 1,254 1,340 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 370 1,245 1,536 1,155 1,045 929 1,149 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 850 + + + 2,078 + + + + +
Unknown, Male Number of Registrations 460 599 721 827 873 1,052 1,189 1,046 1,157 1,479
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 28 39 64 59 61 58 52 50 34 30
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 131 182 342 318 244 212 178 212 174 221
Median TT (Days) 678 1,383 1,885 1,631 1,397 1,020 1,121 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 517 963 1,522 1,180 1,133 822 891 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,235 1,604 2,728 2,395 1,691 1,369 1,372 + + +

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.