Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1996 to 2005

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Peak PRA and 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 + + +
0-9%, Female Number of Registrations 5,293 5,584 5,774 5,919 6,269 6,473 6,555 6,763 7,242 7,436
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 94 97 105 101 120 112 112 111 119 114
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 264 271 299 291 330 316 342 348 348 337
Median TT (Days) 933 955 1,038 1,059 1,133 1,076 1,116 1,088 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 860 893 968 996 1,066 1,019 1,057 1,003 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,003 1,027 1,109 1,117 1,194 1,133 1,170 + + +
0-9%, Male Number of Registrations 8,821 9,280 9,979 10,154 10,629 10,740 11,377 11,635 13,216 14,041
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 89 97 104 112 124 122 112 116 119 111
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 266 272 302 306 336 351 341 354 360 338
Median TT (Days) 886 917 1,018 1,003 1,110 1,088 1,068 1,115 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 850 869 976 955 1,059 1,038 1,030 1,059 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 937 965 1,066 1,044 1,155 1,129 1,114 + + +
10-79%, Female Number of Registrations 1,278 1,311 1,289 1,469 1,539 1,577 1,710 1,853 2,119 2,253
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 149 147 158 152 178 207 170 144 170 157
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 498 537 497 522 511 623 518 495 525 469
Median TT (Days) 1,874 1,949 1,920 1,827 1,838 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,645 1,690 1,688 1,568 1,582 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,160 2,544 2,380 2,134 + + + + + +
10-79%, Male Number of Registrations 1,006 863 929 1,026 981 1,002 1,097 1,217 1,428 1,577
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 119 140 184 168 132 164 177 152 149 146
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 429 436 538 495 480 583 518 523 468 +
Median TT (Days) 1,435 1,637 2,157 1,798 1,688 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,288 1,454 1,834 1,410 1,406 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,680 2,028 + 2,399 2,016 + + + + +
80%+, Female Number of Registrations 460 430 465 544 623 597 703 806 926 1,102
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 285 217 195 220 201 243 173 185 209 183
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 880 693 768 715 729 976 640 762 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Male Number of Registrations 224 184 273 305 326 300 385 436 448 576
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 238 306 180 163 263 184 146 183 146 205
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 639 858 661 1,011 1,093 734 605 655 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, Female Number of Registrations 521 588 576 616 762 659 666 632 665 808
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 29 42 60 47 32 40 27 22 16 21
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 176 285 234 187 135 154 133 115 99 151
Median TT (Days) 1,225 1,238 1,214 963 1,053 777 506 566 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 996 1,062 931 773 663 591 386 449 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,727 2,172 1,652 1,277 1,285 950 603 886 + +
Unknown, Male Number of Registrations 727 811 890 969 1,156 992 1,002 1,077 1,082 1,342
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 21 29 53 39 29 18 13 17 15 19
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 183 190 218 197 144 124 99 91 91 139
Median TT (Days) 1,328 1,119 1,230 898 764 645 502 528 696 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 918 984 1,008 713 635 518 404 439 506 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,629 1,491 1,545 1,171 973 853 595 764 + +


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.