Table 5.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active and Inactive Patient Comparison, 2001 to 2005

Primary Diagnosis 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
Glomerular Diseases 49,858 9,962 9,688 3,108 59,546 13,070
Diabetes 57,722 12,571 12,864 4,510 70,586 17,081
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 44,594 9,844 8,641 3,038 53,235 12,882
Polycystic Kidneys 14,712 3,060 2,478 852 17,190 3,912
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 9,099 1,720 2,272 692 11,371 2,412
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 11,357 1,864 2,974 869 14,331 2,733
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 3,648 674 887 312 4,535 986
Neoplasms 548 109 120 46 668 155
Other 24,893 5,336 5,699 2,018 30,592 7,354
Unknown 7,301 1,211 1,983 498 9,284 1,709
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Glomerular Diseases 22.3% 21.5% 20.4% 19.5% 21.9% 21.0%
Diabetes 25.8% 27.1% 27.0% 28.3% 26.0% 27.4%
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 19.9% 21.2% 18.2% 19.1% 19.6% 20.7%
Polycystic Kidneys 6.6% 6.6% 5.2% 5.3% 6.3% 6.3%
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 4.1% 3.7% 4.8% 4.3% 4.2% 3.9%
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 5.1% 4.0% 6.2% 5.5% 5.3% 4.4%
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 1.6% 1.5% 1.9% 2.0% 1.7% 1.6%
Neoplasms 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
Other 11.1% 11.5% 12.0% 12.7% 11.3% 11.8%
Unknown 3.3% 2.6% 4.2% 3.1% 3.4% 2.7%


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

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

(-) = None in category.