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Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1999 to 2008

Blood Type	Year
Blood Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	36,951	39,958	42,219	44,262	45,475	45,290	46,106	47,039	48,677	50,624
A	10,237	11,051	11,636	12,163	12,454	12,348	12,599	12,940	13,457	14,026
AB	905	1,042	1,110	1,169	1,182	1,213	1,250	1,255	1,279	1,345
B	6,238	6,849	7,189	7,572	7,848	7,690	7,729	7,796	8,081	8,282
O	19,571	21,016	22,284	23,358	23,991	24,039	24,528	25,048	25,860	26,971
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
A	27.7%	27.7%	27.6%	27.5%	27.4%	27.3%	27.3%	27.5%	27.6%	27.7%
AB	2.4%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.6%	2.7%
B	16.9%	17.1%	17.0%	17.1%	17.3%	17.0%	16.8%	16.6%	16.6%	16.4%
O	53.0%	52.6%	52.8%	52.8%	52.8%	53.1%	53.2%	53.2%	53.1%	53.3%

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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