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Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Number of Registrations 21,002 22,284 22,337 23,483 24,414 27,125 29,142 31,502 32,861 33,051
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 106 113 115 107 107 111 108 106 121 119
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 314 338 348 339 354 358 343 359 406 450
Median TT (Days) 1,127 1,204 1,180 1,146 1,152 1,219 1,269 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,096 1,171 1,144 1,115 1,121 1,183 1,232 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,163 1,241 1,216 1,180 1,187 1,257 1,319 + + +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 9 7 4 2 10 14 8 16 14 16
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 202 251 65 48 7 26 9 73 116
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 108 339 251 65 164 83 125 84 97 366
Median TT (Days) 321 + 286 65 238 189 346 283 326 414
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 108 + 251 65 164 165 125 147 240 366
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 1,308 + + 874 + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 68 84 110 111 105 127 125 135 166 150
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 54 38 40 39 28 37 28 27 28 38
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 139 128 94 93 89 99 102 65 96 98
Median TT (Days) 277 324 207 195 241 227 242 210 269 238
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 225 205 172 182 198 204 172 151 221 180
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 409 399 252 262 303 309 287 332 382 310
6-11 Years Number of Registrations 139 141 179 149 161 197 186 184 170 210
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 51 20 57 48 46 31 36 23 38 30
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 130 95 146 135 125 91 119 64 67 85
Median TT (Days) 354 373 396 369 389 240 321 217 219 241
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 293 266 293 296 283 163 237 153 162 192
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 422 465 474 409 452 350 393 306 306 301
12-17 Years Number of Registrations 374 353 383 436 495 534 509 585 524 576
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 35 42 51 50 50 45 40 26 22 32
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 97 121 148 147 143 131 114 68 63 84
Median TT (Days) 352 360 436 478 465 368 272 201 232 255
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 284 300 366 409 363 318 240 168 191 221
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 443 456 555 551 557 410 316 242 280 298
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 3,791 3,492 3,570 3,666 3,702 3,852 4,030 4,050 4,077 4,146
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 107 102 106 105 95 99 97 98 114 93
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 285 285 309 298 314 282 295 292 346 302
Median TT (Days) 981 934 990 972 957 971 1,028 1,071 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 915 878 917 908 898 913 946 979 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,044 1,009 1,044 1,057 1,016 1,039 1,119 + + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 7,101 7,475 7,229 7,457 7,523 8,024 8,669 8,982 9,469 9,075
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 107 118 121 113 115 120 120 124 133 128
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 315 337 361 373 377 386 367 410 430 +
Median TT (Days) 1,120 1,184 1,175 1,186 1,200 1,256 1,262 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,062 1,139 1,122 1,131 1,146 1,200 1,201 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,173 1,236 1,234 1,249 1,276 1,328 1,339 + + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 7,592 8,420 8,514 9,142 9,505 10,887 11,759 13,069 13,633 13,827
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 119 126 126 110 113 122 116 118 133 136
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 357 384 391 372 386 415 378 400 460 +
Median TT (Days) 1,326 1,416 1,358 1,302 1,280 1,446 1,524 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,252 1,336 1,302 1,238 1,219 1,368 1,407 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,412 1,497 1,438 1,370 1,359 1,528 + + + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 1,928 2,312 2,348 2,520 2,913 3,490 3,856 4,481 4,808 5,051
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 121 128 117 109 113 131 118 113 143 137
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 348 387 374 335 388 376 399 380 469 +
Median TT (Days) 1,600 + 2,145 1,371 1,520 1,691 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,391 + 1,559 1,246 1,285 1,449 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 1,556 1,870 + + + + +


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

(+) = Not determined due to insufficient follow-up; fewer than this percentile have been transplanted.

TT = Time to Transplant in days.

This table takes a cohort of waiting list registrations and shows how long it takes for 10%, 25%, and 50%

(the median) of those patients to be transplanted. These tables take the point of view of a patient who has just

been registered on a waiting list and take into account all of the things that can happen to the patient after wait listing, including receiving a transplant, being removed from the waiting list, and dying.

See Technical Notes for a full discussion of the methods used for this table.



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