Table 5.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active and Inactive Patient Comparison, 2001 to 2005

Current Age Active Inactive All
2001-2005 2005 2001-2005 2005 2001-2005 2005
Total 223,732 46,351 47,606 15,943 271,338 62,294
<1 Year 8 2 3 1 11 3
1-5 Years 340 72 91 32 431 104
6-10 Years 478 69 148 55 626 124
11-17 Years 2,107 355 474 183 2,581 538
18-34 Years 30,879 5,900 5,300 1,698 36,179 7,598
35-49 Years 70,323 14,117 14,374 4,521 84,697 18,638
50-64 Years 90,527 19,170 19,704 6,770 110,231 25,940
65+ Years 29,070 6,666 7,512 2,683 36,582 9,349
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1-5 Years 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
6-10 Years 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
11-17 Years 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9%
18-34 Years 13.8% 12.7% 11.1% 10.7% 13.3% 12.2%
35-49 Years 31.4% 30.5% 30.2% 28.4% 31.2% 29.9%
50-64 Years 40.5% 41.4% 41.4% 42.5% 40.6% 41.6%
65+ Years 13.0% 14.4% 15.8% 16.8% 13.5% 15.0%


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

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

(-) = None in category.