Table 5.4c

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Recipients of Living Donor Kidneys

Recipient Blood Type Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 3,668 3,927 4,419 4,716 5,488 6,035 6,240 6,470 6,647 6,563
O 1,686 1,716 1,995 2,095 2,519 2,778 2,867 2,936 3,046 2,942
A 1,395 1,580 1,673 1,833 2,069 2,287 2,331 2,433 2,513 2,527
B 477 495 559 618 694 753 808 863 833 856
AB 110 136 187 168 206 217 234 238 255 238
Unknown - - 5 2 - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 46.0% 43.7% 45.1% 44.4% 45.9% 46.0% 45.9% 45.4% 45.8% 44.8%
A 38.0% 40.2% 37.9% 38.9% 37.7% 37.9% 37.4% 37.6% 37.8% 38.5%
B 13.0% 12.6% 12.6% 13.1% 12.6% 12.5% 12.9% 13.3% 12.5% 13.0%
AB 3.0% 3.5% 4.2% 3.6% 3.8% 3.6% 3.8% 3.7% 3.8% 3.6%
Unknown - - 0.1% 0.0% - - - - - -


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than kidney-pancreas, in which a living donor kidney was one of the organs transplanted.