Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Primary Diagnosis Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 25,509 28,775 31,679 34,528 36,981 39,989 42,269 44,337 45,644 45,676
Glomerular Diseases 6,130 6,900 7,530 8,122 8,785 9,195 9,657 10,038 10,195 9,944
Diabetes 5,568 6,648 7,508 8,185 8,440 9,473 10,242 11,095 11,775 12,212
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 2,589 3,873 4,820 5,816 6,614 7,371 8,001 8,601 8,905 9,196
Polycystic Kidneys 1,598 1,814 1,976 2,261 2,507 2,663 2,765 2,868 3,029 2,993
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 1,354 1,448 1,591 1,672 1,740 1,781 1,834 1,896 1,864 1,754
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 2,122 2,026 1,971 1,975 2,082 2,271 2,389 2,453 2,493 2,198
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 380 479 548 602 617 656 708 758 749 726
Neoplasms 60 60 54 68 91 104 109 115 103 107
Other 2,754 3,180 3,613 3,907 4,243 4,648 4,771 4,751 4,978 5,105
Unknown 2,954 2,347 2,068 1,920 1,862 1,827 1,793 1,762 1,553 1,441
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Glomerular Diseases 24.0% 24.0% 23.8% 23.5% 23.8% 23.0% 22.8% 22.6% 22.3% 21.8%
Diabetes 21.8% 23.1% 23.7% 23.7% 22.8% 23.7% 24.2% 25.0% 25.8% 26.7%
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 10.1% 13.5% 15.2% 16.8% 17.9% 18.4% 18.9% 19.4% 19.5% 20.1%
Polycystic Kidneys 6.3% 6.3% 6.2% 6.5% 6.8% 6.7% 6.5% 6.5% 6.6% 6.6%
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 5.3% 5.0% 5.0% 4.8% 4.7% 4.5% 4.3% 4.3% 4.1% 3.8%
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 8.3% 7.0% 6.2% 5.7% 5.6% 5.7% 5.7% 5.5% 5.5% 4.8%
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 1.5% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6%
Neoplasms 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
Other 10.8% 11.1% 11.4% 11.3% 11.5% 11.6% 11.3% 10.7% 10.9% 11.2%
Unknown 11.6% 8.2% 6.5% 5.6% 5.0% 4.6% 4.2% 4.0% 3.4% 3.2%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.