Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Gender	Year
Gender	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Total	2,436	2,414	2,525	2,478	2,421	2,257	2,055	1,809	1,590	1,334
Female	459	498	504	526	493	441	429	406	365	310
Male	1,977	1,916	2,021	1,952	1,928	1,816	1,626	1,403	1,225	1,024
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Female	18.8%	20.6%	20.0%	21.2%	20.4%	19.5%	20.9%	22.4%	23.0%	23.2%
Male	81.2%	79.4%	80.0%	78.8%	79.6%	80.5%	79.1%	77.6%	77.0%	76.8%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.