Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Primary Diagnosis Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 28,757 31,663 34,504 36,959 39,968 42,235 44,285 45,521 45,340 46,351
Glomerular Diseases 6,910 7,547 8,138 8,807 9,217 9,676 10,065 10,211 9,944 9,962
Diabetes 6,640 7,497 8,170 8,417 9,457 10,234 11,084 11,737 12,096 12,571
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 3,879 4,825 5,825 6,633 7,388 8,024 8,616 8,919 9,191 9,844
Polycystic Kidneys 1,813 1,976 2,260 2,503 2,661 2,767 2,869 3,025 2,991 3,060
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 1,449 1,593 1,678 1,748 1,793 1,838 1,905 1,876 1,760 1,720
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 2,023 1,969 1,972 2,075 2,262 2,377 2,441 2,482 2,193 1,864
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 481 550 606 622 660 710 765 761 738 674
Neoplasms 60 54 69 91 106 111 117 104 107 109
Other 3,178 3,610 3,901 4,244 4,650 4,772 4,748 4,956 5,081 5,336
Unknown 2,324 2,042 1,885 1,819 1,774 1,726 1,675 1,450 1,239 1,211
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% 23.8% 23.6% 23.8% 23.1% 22.9% 22.7% 22.4% 21.9% 21.5%
Diabetes 23.1% 23.7% 23.7% 22.8% 23.7% 24.2% 25.0% 25.8% 26.7% 27.1%
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 13.5% 15.2% 16.9% 17.9% 18.5% 19.0% 19.5% 19.6% 20.3% 21.2%
Polycystic Kidneys 6.3% 6.2% 6.5% 6.8% 6.7% 6.6% 6.5% 6.6% 6.6% 6.6%
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 5.0% 5.0% 4.9% 4.7% 4.5% 4.4% 4.3% 4.1% 3.9% 3.7%
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 7.0% 6.2% 5.7% 5.6% 5.7% 5.6% 5.5% 5.5% 4.8% 4.0%
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5%
Neoplasms 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Other 11.1% 11.4% 11.3% 11.5% 11.6% 11.3% 10.7% 10.9% 11.2% 11.5%
Unknown 8.1% 6.4% 5.5% 4.9% 4.4% 4.1% 3.8% 3.2% 2.7% 2.6%


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.