Table 5.7b

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1994 to 2002

Rates for Recipients in First Year after Deceased Donor ECD Kidney Transplants

Primary Diagnosis Year of Transplant
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total Patients 859 998 1,078 1,132 1,214 1,219 1,174 1,184 1,248
Deaths 59 81 96 126 111 114 111 125 117
Rate 71.6 85.5 94.6 119.3 96.8 99.4 100.0 113.0 99.9
Glomerular Diseases Patients 239 278 269 266 276 280 255 229 244
Deaths 13 17 19 24 19 18 14 16 16
Rate 56.3 63.7 74.9 95.2 71.9 67.1 56.9 72.7 68.9
Diabetes Patients 179 217 263 280 309 327 291 302 372
Deaths 16 24 26 38 41 40 38 43 48
Rate 94.0 117.6 105.8 147.1 144.1 132.6 139.0 156.4 139.8
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis Patients 120 159 183 216 224 231 224 264 288
Deaths 4 15 12 21 25 23 23 30 31
Rate 34.1 100.5 68.8 101.8 119.6 105.7 110.4 123.4 116.0
Polycystic Kidneys Patients 74 109 113 114 119 121 110 119 109
Deaths 6 6 10 14 7 7 6 5 9
Rate 84.6 57.0 93.5 136.6 61.2 60.3 56.4 43.2 88.3
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases Patients 48 67 68 62 76 62 71 45 42
Deaths 8 6 9 1 4 7 2 12 2
Rate 185.0 94.8 143.3 16.3 53.8 122.1 28.6 309.0 48.4
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases Patients 58 61 81 76 67 61 91 65 84
Deaths 3 5 7 12 8 5 12 6 5
Rate 54.2 86.7 92.0 174.7 129.3 86.7 141.4 96.3 62.6
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders Patients 21 13 16 9 19 16 8 17 14
Deaths 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 0
Rate 49.0 0.0 282.9 * 111.0 0.0 * 60.7 0.0
Neoplasms Patients 3 2 3 4 3 4 1 5 4
Deaths 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Rate * * * * * * * * *
Other Patients 101 75 73 91 99 93 96 107 75
Deaths 8 5 8 12 5 9 13 12 2
Rate 82.4 70.4 116.0 146.0 52.5 104.4 149.6 121.1 27.1
Unknown Patients 16 17 9 14 22 24 27 31 16
Deaths 0 2 1 2 0 4 3 0 4
Rate 0.0 123.4 * 152.4 0.0 179.3 117.5 0.0 298.8

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

Includes patients transplanted during the year and having reported data one-year after transplant.

Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or one-year anniversary of the transplant.

See Technical Notes for further details.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.