Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Gender Year of Waiting List Registration
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Number of Registrations 17,887 18,331 19,050 20,177 21,001 22,286 22,340 23,496 24,422 27,131
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 87 91 98 106 106 113 115 107 107 111
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 262 285 295 323 313 337 348 338 353 366
Median TT (Days) 918 1,036 1,050 1,148 1,124 1,199 1,176 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 886 1,001 1,022 1,111 1,091 1,168 1,139 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 952 1,075 1,092 1,179 1,158 1,234 1,211 + + +
Female Number of Registrations 7,250 7,552 7,912 8,104 8,549 9,194 9,308 9,632 10,054 10,961
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 90 99 102 110 104 117 117 111 109 118
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 283 299 317 336 322 352 351 356 369 379
Median TT (Days) 1,032 1,136 1,156 1,203 1,211 1,281 1,253 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 974 1,083 1,099 1,160 1,150 1,218 1,196 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,097 1,196 1,212 1,268 1,273 1,353 1,328 + + +
Male Number of Registrations 10,637 10,779 11,138 12,073 12,452 13,092 13,032 13,864 14,368 16,170
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 85 85 95 104 108 110 114 103 105 107
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 249 277 282 315 309 328 344 327 342 356
Median TT (Days) 854 965 993 1,099 1,067 1,154 1,123 1,174 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 823 922 954 1,054 1,022 1,111 1,084 1,091 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 897 1,013 1,032 1,148 1,117 1,193 1,170 + + +


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

(+) = 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 waitlisting, 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.