Table 5.7c

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1996 to 2004

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

Level of HLA Mismatch (Total) Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total   Patients 3,666 3,926 4,408 4,688 5,467 6,013 6,227 6,458 6,638
Deaths 79 102 99 108 137 157 142 120 136
Rate 21.9 26.4 22.8 23.4 25.4 26.5 23.1 18.8 20.7
A Locus Mismatch 0 Patients 1,210 1,221 1,294 1,297 1,520 1,626 1,650 1,574 1,588
Deaths 21 22 18 29 26 36 25 19 18
Rate 17.6 18.2 14.0 22.7 17.3 22.5 15.3 12.2 11.4
1 Patients 1,948 2,110 2,347 2,530 2,889 3,209 3,325 3,510 3,517
Deaths 45 64 53 53 73 81 98 74 84
Rate 23.5 30.9 22.9 21.2 25.6 25.6 30.0 21.4 24.2
2 Patients 428 474 648 732 960 1,119 1,208 1,338 1,474
Deaths 11 13 24 24 35 39 19 26 32
Rate 26.2 28.0 37.9 33.5 37.2 35.5 15.9 19.6 22.0
Unknown Patients 80 121 119 129 98 59 44 36 59
Deaths 2 3 4 2 3 1 0 1 2
Rate 25.4 25.1 34.1 15.7 31.5 17.2 0.0 28.2 34.9
B Locus Mismatch 0 Patients 905 941 984 960 1,078 1,178 1,159 1,141 1,099
Deaths 11 14 14 22 16 23 14 10 15
Rate 12.3 15.0 14.4 23.3 15.0 19.8 12.2 8.8 13.7
1 Patients 2,029 2,123 2,375 2,530 2,912 3,198 3,315 3,348 3,419
Deaths 51 58 54 56 69 85 92 67 71
Rate 25.6 27.8 23.1 22.4 24.0 27.0 28.2 20.3 21.0
2 Patients 655 741 928 1,070 1,379 1,579 1,709 1,933 2,061
Deaths 15 27 27 28 49 48 36 42 48
Rate 23.3 37.4 29.7 26.6 36.2 30.9 21.4 22.0 23.6
Unknown Patients 77 121 121 128 98 58 44 36 59
Deaths 2 3 4 2 3 1 0 1 2
Rate 26.4 25.1 33.6 15.9 31.5 17.5 0.0 28.2 34.9
DR Locus Mismatch 0 Patients 1,133 1,168 1,238 1,236 1,352 1,505 1,479 1,473 1,483
Deaths 13 21 18 28 25 31 27 20 24
Rate 11.6 18.2 14.7 23.0 18.7 20.9 18.4 13.7 16.3
1 Patients 1,964 2,087 2,373 2,568 2,972 3,240 3,391 3,508 3,544
Deaths 51 58 51 59 72 82 91 76 68
Rate 26.5 28.3 21.8 23.3 24.6 25.7 27.3 22.0 19.4
2 Patients 485 539 668 739 1,039 1,205 1,311 1,436 1,551
Deaths 12 20 26 19 37 43 24 23 42
Rate 25.2 37.9 39.9 26.2 36.3 36.4 18.5 16.1 27.5
Unknown Patients 84 132 129 145 104 63 46 41 60
Deaths 3 3 4 2 3 1 0 1 2
Rate 36.7 23.0 31.4 14.0 29.6 16.1 0.0 24.7 34.3
Total Mismatch 0 Patients 574 564 580 549 626 652 652 602 594
Deaths 2 8 9 9 9 12 4 1 4
Rate 3.5 14.3 15.6 16.6 14.5 18.7 6.2 1.7 6.7
1 Patients 298 302 333 345 348 423 409 396 398
Deaths 6 2 5 12 6 8 11 8 6
Rate 20.4 6.6 15.2 35.5 17.4 19.1 27.4 20.5 15.2
2 Patients 786 871 896 929 1,096 1,183 1,159 1,242 1,174
Deaths 23 24 10 21 24 32 23 21 24
Rate 29.8 28.1 11.2 22.9 22.2 27.5 20.1 17.1 20.7
3 Patients 1,127 1,167 1,337 1,408 1,587 1,753 1,875 1,844 1,935
Deaths 27 33 32 30 35 41 62 41 39
Rate 24.4 28.8 24.3 21.6 22.3 23.7 33.7 22.6 20.4
4 Patients 333 347 455 539 648 707 747 838 861
Deaths 7 14 13 12 19 16 18 21 19
Rate 21.4 41.5 29.1 22.6 29.8 22.9 24.5 25.3 22.4
5 Patients 297 382 445 538 725 819 889 964 1,042
Deaths 6 13 17 14 25 33 20 20 32
Rate 20.5 34.8 39.1 26.4 35.0 41.2 22.8 21.0 31.2
6 Patients 165 161 229 234 333 413 449 531 574
Deaths 5 5 9 8 16 14 4 7 10
Rate 30.9 31.7 40.3 35.1 49.5 34.5 9.0 13.3 17.6
Unknown Patients 86 132 133 146 104 63 47 41 60
Deaths 3 3 4 2 3 1 0 1 2
Rate 35.9 23.0 30.5 13.9 29.6 16.1 0.0 24.7 34.3


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

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

Includes patients transplanted during the year and having reported data one-year after transplant.

Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or one-year anniversary of the transplant. See Technical Notes for further details.