Table 5.7b

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

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

Primary Diagnosis Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Patients 1,005 1,074 1,131 1,213 1,226 1,170 1,182 1,242 1,368
Deaths 81 90 123 110 115 106 124 115 134
Rate 84.9 88.7 116.5 95.9 99.8 95.6 112.3 98.6 104.2
Glomerular Diseases Patients 279 270 264 275 279 255 229 244 245
Deaths 17 18 23 20 17 13 16 15 20
Rate 63.5 70.4 91.8 75.9 63.5 52.7 72.7 64.3 86.5
Diabetes Patients 220 259 281 312 331 290 301 369 384
Deaths 24 23 38 41 42 37 43 49 44
Rate 115.9 94.5 146.5 142.6 138.3 135.8 157.0 144.6 123.0
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis Patients 160 182 216 224 231 224 263 287 334
Deaths 15 11 20 25 23 23 29 30 42
Rate 99.8 63.2 97.0 119.4 105.7 110.3 119.8 112.7 136.3
Polycystic Kidneys Patients 110 113 113 118 122 108 119 109 118
Deaths 6 10 14 7 7 5 5 9 3
Rate 56.5 93.5 137.9 61.7 59.7 47.5 43.2 88.1 25.7
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases Patients 66 67 62 77 62 70 46 42 66
Deaths 6 9 1 5 7 2 12 2 8
Rate 96.3 145.7 16.3 66.8 122.1 29.1 303.7 48.4 130.1
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases Patients 61 82 76 66 63 91 65 84 78
Deaths 5 6 11 7 5 10 6 4 9
Rate 86.7 77.4 158.9 114.3 83.8 116.4 96.3 49.5 124.1
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders Patients 13 16 9 18 16 8 17 14 15
Deaths 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
Rate 0.0 282.9 * 58.3 0.0 * 60.7 0.0 70.3
Neoplasms Patients 2 3 4 3 4 1 5 4 5
Deaths 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Rate * * * * * * * * *
Other Patients 78 73 92 98 93 96 106 73 107
Deaths 5 8 12 4 9 13 12 2 6
Rate 67.6 116.0 144.3 42.1 104.4 149.6 122.3 27.8 58.3
Unknown Patients 16 9 14 22 25 27 31 16 16
Deaths 2 1 2 0 4 3 0 4 0
Rate 131.5 * 152.4 0.0 171.6 117.5 0.0 298.8 0.0


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.