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Table 12.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1999 to 2008

Lung Diagnosis Group Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 2,429 2,484 2,417 2,281 2,315 2,163 1,052 1,031 1,006 1,089
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 1,157 1,134 1,058 1,045 990 916 527 501 505 548
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 268 288 291 235 227 198 90 77 52 60
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 422 423 416 359 360 329 156 152 140 127
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 493 557 581 572 672 663 231 281 278 340
Group E: Age Less Than 12 40 52 38 35 38 51 45 19 28 13
Other Diagnosis 49 30 33 35 28 6 3 1 3 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 47.6% 45.7% 43.8% 45.8% 42.8% 42.3% 50.1% 48.6% 50.2% 50.3%
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 11.0% 11.6% 12.0% 10.3% 9.8% 9.2% 8.6% 7.5% 5.2% 5.5%
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 17.4% 17.0% 17.2% 15.7% 15.6% 15.2% 14.8% 14.7% 13.9% 11.7%
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 20.3% 22.4% 24.0% 25.1% 29.0% 30.7% 22.0% 27.3% 27.6% 31.2%
Group E: Age Less Than 12 1.6% 2.1% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 2.4% 4.3% 1.8% 2.8% 1.2%
Other Diagnosis 2.0% 1.2% 1.4% 1.5% 1.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.



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