Table 5.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations, 1994 to 2003

Previous Any Organ Tx 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 + + +
No, White Number of Registrations 8,836 9,543 9,719 10,348 10,884 11,133 11,657 11,415 11,951 12,782
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 70 72 76 78 87 86 93 98 88 89
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 198 197 214 212 239 239 256 257 238 263
Median TT (Days) 586 627 731 718 814 771 832 830 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 560 598 698 681 783 741 797 797 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 616 663 768 754 855 807 875 862 + +
No, African American Number of Registrations 3,885 4,278 4,505 4,604 4,924 5,104 5,519 5,570 5,766 6,050
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 133 130 134 166 178 173 182 189 180 175
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 356 394 457 469 539 532 543 584 584 +
Median TT (Days) 1,109 1,308 1,454 1,517 1,605 1,616 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,042 1,226 1,371 1,438 1,513 1,532 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,178 1,407 1,531 1,613 1,684 1,744 + + + +
No, Asian Number of Registrations 640 707 746 842 871 921 1,020 1,020 1,132 1,146
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 153 129 120 165 133 176 172 176 169 184
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 408 357 435 451 420 464 525 584 532 +
Median TT (Days) 1,062 1,052 1,132 1,260 1,365 1,451 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 910 917 1,031 1,152 1,216 1,280 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,129 1,141 1,253 1,496 1,499 1,649 + + + +
No, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 284 311 305 335 345 367 537 542 554 576
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 92 108 142 207 114 116 149 133 164 133
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 348 299 383 409 387 464 437 466 434 398
Median TT (Days) 821 1,061 1,208 1,403 1,256 1,529 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 658 784 1,031 1,104 924 1,211 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,036 1,469 1,494 1,912 1,585 + + + + +
No, Unknown Number of Registrations 0 1 0 2 0 4 5 8 16 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 774 + 7 + 206 267 35 44 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 774 + 7 + 206 533 218 155 14
Median TT (Days) + 774 + 7 + 898 687 334 260 27
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 7 + 206 533 240 203 14
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes, White Number of Registrations 2,085 2,192 2,176 2,072 2,234 2,481 2,523 2,656 2,840 2,733
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 79 86 83 95 91 108 88 92 85 66
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 282 331 328 346 353 323 311 317 309 323
Median TT (Days) 1,160 1,264 1,224 1,322 1,392 1,394 1,279 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,014 1,140 1,083 1,177 1,194 1,221 1,149 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,321 1,415 1,403 1,541 1,574 1,575 1,474 + + +
Yes, African American Number of Registrations 685 718 735 717 783 814 803 927 992 1,005
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 324 277 302 309 323 325 286 297 275 230
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,162 893 982 1,024 1,029 1,090 1,022 1,088 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes, Asian Number of Registrations 90 91 97 94 97 99 118 130 154 139
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 193 299 77 212 283 550 463 164 327 136
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 969 838 365 916 635 1,082 1,331 969 + +
Median TT (Days) + + 1,932 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 1,433 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 29 49 39 43 44 58 75 72 82 59
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 84 173 265 77 71 119 99 113 316 38
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 547 576 718 443 453 1,009 502 765 + 241
Median TT (Days) 2,814 2,430 2,585 2,275 1,475 1,844 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 935 1,176 1,237 974 1,128 1,495 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes, Unknown Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 116 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 116 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 116 +
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.