Table 5.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations, 1994 to 2003

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 + + +
White Number of Registrations 10,921 11,735 11,895 12,420 13,118 13,614 14,180 14,071 14,791 15,515
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 71 74 77 80 88 90 93 97 87 86
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 208 212 225 227 252 248 261 265 248 269
Median TT (Days) 653 712 797 789 884 840 898 882 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 627 679 770 763 846 806 858 848 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 685 747 831 826 920 874 934 914 + +
African American Number of Registrations 4,570 4,996 5,240 5,321 5,707 5,918 6,322 6,497 6,758 7,055
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 142 139 145 178 184 182 189 194 187 180
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 399 436 512 509 587 573 577 621 620 +
Median TT (Days) 1,309 1,502 1,605 1,662 1,732 1,891 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,227 1,390 1,516 1,589 1,667 1,712 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,414 1,581 1,684 1,747 1,858 + + + + +
Asian Number of Registrations 730 798 843 936 968 1,020 1,138 1,150 1,286 1,285
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 153 136 116 174 138 197 191 176 171 176
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 435 384 423 469 434 503 582 611 559 +
Median TT (Days) 1,124 1,113 1,185 1,360 1,450 1,550 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,038 1,003 1,086 1,214 1,279 1,381 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,255 1,262 1,339 1,589 1,596 1,780 + + + +
Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 313 360 344 378 389 425 612 614 636 635
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 91 113 145 192 113 118 148 121 169 126
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 358 343 403 424 393 512 458 470 497 391
Median TT (Days) 889 1,158 1,289 1,450 1,297 1,617 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 700 848 1,101 1,123 956 1,320 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,125 1,543 1,535 1,937 1,585 + + + + +
Unknown Number of Registrations 0 1 0 2 0 4 5 8 17 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 + 206 533 240 177 14
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.