Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1996 to 2005

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Gender Year of Waiting List Registration
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Number of Registrations 18,330 19,051 20,175 21,002 22,285 22,340 23,495 24,419 27,126 29,135
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 91 98 106 106 113 115 107 107 111 108
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 285 295 323 314 337 347 338 353 357 355
Median TT (Days) 1,036 1,051 1,148 1,124 1,198 1,175 1,136 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,000 1,022 1,111 1,092 1,168 1,138 1,110 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,074 1,093 1,179 1,158 1,234 1,209 1,171 + + +
Female Number of Registrations 7,552 7,913 8,104 8,548 9,193 9,306 9,634 10,054 10,952 11,599
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 99 102 110 104 117 117 111 109 118 116
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 299 317 336 321 352 351 356 369 376 383
Median TT (Days) 1,137 1,156 1,203 1,208 1,280 1,251 1,209 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,083 1,101 1,160 1,150 1,218 1,194 1,157 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,196 1,214 1,268 1,273 1,353 1,318 1,270 + + +
Male Number of Registrations 10,778 11,138 12,071 12,454 13,092 13,034 13,861 14,365 16,174 17,536
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 85 95 104 108 110 114 103 105 107 105
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 277 282 315 309 328 343 327 341 345 341
Median TT (Days) 964 993 1,099 1,067 1,154 1,123 1,096 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 921 955 1,054 1,023 1,111 1,084 1,054 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,013 1,033 1,148 1,117 1,193 1,170 1,132 + + +


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

(+) = Not determined due to insufficient follow-up; fewer than this percentile have transplanted.

TT = Time to Transplant in days.

This table takes a cohort of waiting list registrations and shows how long it takes for 10%, 25%, and 50%

(the median) of those patients to be transplanted. These tables take the point of view of a patient who has just

been registered on a waiting list and take into account all of the things that can happen to the patient after wait listing, including receiving a transplant, being removed from the waiting list, and dying.

See Technical Notes for a full discussion of the methods used for this table.