Table 5.7a

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1995 to 2003

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor non-ECD Kidney Transplantation

Primary Diagnosis Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Patients 6,594 6,521 6,506 6,680 6,688 6,788 6,886 7,045 7,021
Deaths 365 312 309 287 333 384 312 326 316
Rate 57.5 49.4 49.1 44.2 51.5 58.7 46.7 47.7 46.3
Glomerular Diseases Patients 2,026 1,930 1,869 1,919 1,903 1,895 1,836 1,918 1,801
Deaths 87 72 62 61 72 65 68 74 70
Rate 44.2 38.3 33.9 32.4 38.9 35.1 38.0 39.5 39.8
Diabetes Patients 1,255 1,348 1,331 1,360 1,343 1,336 1,417 1,504 1,525
Deaths 118 107 98 85 104 122 85 103 117
Rate 100.6 83.7 77.6 65.2 81.6 96.7 62.3 71.6 80.5
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis Patients 940 1,006 1,094 1,099 1,100 1,165 1,307 1,271 1,366
Deaths 48 46 58 56 52 81 74 56 60
Rate 52.8 47.3 54.9 52.5 48.8 72.7 58.7 45.4 45.2
Polycystic Kidneys Patients 625 618 658 621 636 649 599 626 596
Deaths 23 23 18 28 28 22 18 23 12
Rate 37.6 38.2 27.8 46.4 45.3 34.6 30.7 37.7 20.4
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases Patients 460 480 410 434 402 422 386 372 408
Deaths 20 14 22 18 17 15 15 17 10
Rate 44.8 29.6 55.6 42.7 43.7 36.3 40.0 46.9 24.9
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases Patients 411 351 324 359 396 362 372 433 411
Deaths 22 18 20 19 29 25 17 26 18
Rate 55.3 53.3 64.4 54.7 76.4 72.4 46.9 62.3 44.9
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders Patients 197 204 193 203 240 177 164 189 216
Deaths 10 7 6 7 7 4 5 3 8
Rate 52.7 35.3 31.7 35.2 29.8 23.0 31.0 16.0 37.9
Neoplasms Patients 17 15 13 10 19 22 22 18 23
Deaths 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1
Rate 0.0 0.0 83.2 0.0 111.7 99.0 94.3 0.0 45.2
Other Patients 531 457 492 541 469 506 527 484 513
Deaths 28 21 19 13 18 34 18 19 17
Rate 54.6 47.4 39.6 24.4 39.3 70.4 35.0 40.3 33.6
Unknown Patients 132 112 122 134 180 254 256 230 162
Deaths 9 4 5 0 4 14 10 5 3
Rate 72.3 36.3 42.2 0.0 22.6 57.4 40.2 22.1 18.8


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

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.