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

Primary Diagnosis 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
Glomerular Diseases Patients 1,264 1,347 1,434 1,518 1,717 1,806 1,920 1,971 2,001
Deaths 9 15 15 30 31 32 29 23 21
Rate 7.2 11.2 10.5 20.0 18.2 17.9 15.2 11.7 10.6
Diabetes Patients 765 770 935 946 1,101 1,272 1,364 1,329 1,423
Deaths 26 37 41 34 41 59 51 46 50
Rate 34.8 49.7 45.0 36.7 38.1 47.7 38.3 35.5 35.9
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis Patients 375 448 468 496 584 663 682 794 901
Deaths 11 13 12 14 24 17 16 11 20
Rate 29.9 29.5 26.0 28.8 42.3 26.0 23.9 13.9 22.5
Polycystic Kidneys Patients 235 258 361 375 461 555 572 692 629
Deaths 7 10 5 4 6 8 11 3 7
Rate 30.4 40.0 13.9 10.7 13.1 14.5 19.5 4.3 11.2
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases Patients 315 325 338 371 408 425 418 419 467
Deaths 10 8 7 7 8 11 10 10 19
Rate 32.6 24.9 21.0 19.1 19.8 26.3 24.2 24.2 41.6
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases Patients 111 129 145 201 231 261 263 223 212
Deaths 4 4 4 8 7 5 5 2 5
Rate 36.9 31.7 28.3 40.9 30.9 19.4 19.3 9.0 23.9
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders Patients 209 199 185 197 212 262 266 312 280
Deaths 4 2 3 3 1 4 2 9 1
Rate 19.4 10.1 16.5 15.4 4.7 15.5 7.6 29.3 3.6
Neoplasms Patients 14 14 16 17 24 30 30 27 29
Deaths 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
Rate 0.0 0.0 130.4 0.0 42.9 33.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Patients 324 367 428 445 565 553 544 573 590
Deaths 7 9 8 3 16 13 16 12 13
Rate 22.0 24.9 18.9 6.8 28.7 23.8 29.9 21.2 22.3
Unknown Patients 54 69 98 122 164 186 168 118 106
Deaths 1 4 2 5 2 7 2 4 0
Rate 18.9 60.1 20.7 42.1 12.3 38.6 12.0 34.3 0.0


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.