Table 5.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations, 1994 to 2003

Peak PRA and Race 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%, White Number of Registrations 7,108 7,641 7,880 8,469 9,000 9,067 9,466 9,525 10,005 10,633
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 57 60 66 71 76 79 89 88 84 86
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 161 164 179 184 202 211 229 220 216 245
Median TT (Days) 475 516 586 591 663 671 730 718 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 444 490 554 561 625 635 696 687 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 494 540 616 627 701 701 757 752 + +
0-9%, African American Number of Registrations 2,577 2,982 3,195 3,258 3,544 3,541 3,925 4,006 4,341 4,572
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 103 111 105 125 142 153 168 161 154 160
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 270 294 334 356 426 429 454 494 515 +
Median TT (Days) 850 962 1,066 1,176 1,312 1,369 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 771 894 984 1,109 1,237 1,278 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 907 1,038 1,139 1,261 1,418 1,454 + + + +
0-9%, Asian Number of Registrations 469 470 501 596 573 631 682 757 813 816
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 136 103 97 156 127 171 167 164 168 176
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 358 313 310 384 384 457 466 545 547 +
Median TT (Days) 875 890 1,019 1,130 1,209 1,391 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 761 760 790 973 1,022 1,195 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,062 1,069 1,150 1,280 1,383 1,615 + + + +
0-9%, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 196 244 222 266 242 281 405 426 435 462
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 77 82 114 158 112 125 151 107 148 128
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 257 231 256 343 335 484 399 433 400 356
Median TT (Days) 658 796 936 1,130 1,128 1,475 1,440 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 548 622 715 926 902 1,143 1,208 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 911 1,167 1,231 1,525 1,475 + + + + +
0-9%, Unknown Number of Registrations 0 1 0 2 0 3 5 6 8 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 774 + 7 + 206 267 218 44 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 774 + 7 + 206 533 240 108 14
Median TT (Days) + 774 + 7 + 898 687 334 177 27
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 7 + 206 533 240 155 14
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, White Number of Registrations 2,391 2,405 2,243 2,071 2,034 2,232 2,176 2,202 2,251 2,181
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 148 140 136 137 164 159 160 178 148 123
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 386 360 371 376 454 417 458 482 443 385
Median TT (Days) 979 1,100 1,114 1,170 1,362 1,250 1,267 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 897 980 1,032 1,069 1,221 1,171 1,190 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,073 1,225 1,196 1,294 1,507 1,334 1,412 + + +
10-79%, African American Number of Registrations 1,220 1,186 1,125 1,129 1,219 1,286 1,281 1,397 1,340 1,334
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 257 285 297 315 373 329 284 343 355 301
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 659 774 844 925 868 957 795 887 + +
Median TT (Days) 1,550 2,135 2,107 2,182 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,467 1,872 1,905 1,960 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,728 2,499 2,449 + + + + + + +
10-79%, Asian Number of Registrations 148 152 148 119 144 120 129 136 164 149
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 298 321 293 224 270 256 365 531 281 309
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 846 658 728 741 693 747 1,036 1,177 734 +
Median TT (Days) 1,899 1,423 1,536 1,911 1,681 1,745 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,362 1,155 1,294 1,662 1,408 1,435 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 3,060 1,793 1,819 + + + + + + +
10-79%, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 78 60 66 49 73 58 82 84 104 66
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 192 223 335 261 293 115 414 175 252 180
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 520 496 702 827 604 685 1,119 581 560 397
Median TT (Days) 1,031 1,234 1,909 + 1,585 1,661 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 821 905 1,284 + 809 1,043 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,278 1,995 + + 2,281 + + + + +
10-79%, Unknown Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + 1,071 + 706 14 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + 1,071 + 706 203 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 1,071 + 706 354 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + 203 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, White Number of Registrations 914 1,028 968 937 1,104 1,168 1,193 1,126 1,193 1,066
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 392 255 278 322 304 247 234 300 173 162
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 969 727 805 836 886 759 739 746 491 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, African American Number of Registrations 579 615 654 644 713 760 764 789 746 698
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 817 603 854 663 578 540 685 512 456 407
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,997 1,737 2,060 1,400 1,596 1,304 + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Asian Number of Registrations 57 49 47 64 68 60 78 61 78 67
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 460 498 501 560 474 559 427 649 439 361
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,212 1,256 955 1,387 1,084 1,371 1,357 + 725 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 30 42 32 24 31 41 55 42 41 39
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 246 762 718 491 390 283 487 460 339 159
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,309 1,582 1,454 1,010 711 1,035 1,252 + 678 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Unknown Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 116 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 116 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 116 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + 116 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, White Number of Registrations 508 661 804 943 980 1,147 1,345 1,218 1,342 1,635
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 26 41 53 42 70 57 48 45 32 27
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 91 141 266 233 244 181 146 175 144 177
Median TT (Days) 524 1,178 1,747 1,142 1,194 776 815 890 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 391 735 1,358 1,014 946 607 651 757 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 690 1,558 2,655 1,517 1,478 1,087 1,143 + + +
Unknown, African American Number of Registrations 194 213 266 290 231 331 352 305 331 451
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 59 61 104 126 61 77 49 82 62 41
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 157 311 758 626 362 236 203 599 302 461
Median TT (Days) 698 2,828 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 472 1,568 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, Asian Number of Registrations 56 127 147 157 183 209 249 196 231 253
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 75 123 109 158 113 176 168 147 153 116
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 279 413 338 577 423 408 556 467 430 +
Median TT (Days) 1,127 1,515 1,389 1,660 1,553 1,627 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 723 975 945 1,200 1,279 1,068 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 2,031 + + + + + + +
Unknown, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 9 14 24 39 43 45 70 62 56 68
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 91 115 271 72 52 84 108 184 60
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 17 252 507 868 239 282 170 372 + 219
Median TT (Days) 119 439 1,573 + 638 + 1,083 1,057 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 17 287 949 + 422 + 433 729 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 1,922 + + + + +
Unknown, Unknown Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + 35 + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + 35 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + 35 + +
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.