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Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Peak PRA and Race 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 + + +
0-9%, White Number of Registrations 8,630 8,808 8,707 8,922 8,979 9,986 10,759 11,456 11,559 10,896
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 85 94 96 88 86 91 87 84 99 92
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 220 243 238 222 231 237 223 238 269 269
Median TT (Days) 705 758 752 756 736 763 762 804 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 673 729 723 735 703 738 732 775 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 740 792 791 790 764 791 792 832 + +
0-9%, African American Number of Registrations 4,539 4,860 5,009 5,176 5,206 5,723 6,011 6,385 6,755 6,331
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 179 194 192 186 188 184 182 182 189 182
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 525 555 576 585 553 590 554 572 663 +
Median TT (Days) 1,599 1,639 1,586 1,615 1,477 1,698 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,503 1,560 1,510 1,541 1,399 1,588 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,695 1,735 1,679 1,711 1,545 + + + + +
0-9%, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 1,936 2,120 2,302 2,522 2,912 3,128 3,323 3,631 3,761 3,551
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 139 133 135 141 169 168 157 147 170 156
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 392 393 398 462 506 505 483 448 560 +
Median TT (Days) 1,131 1,276 1,141 1,388 1,646 1,670 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,055 1,169 1,063 1,301 1,518 1,529 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,261 1,403 1,248 1,511 1,806 + + + + +
0-9%, Asian Number of Registrations 796 924 999 1,065 1,109 1,484 1,533 1,497 1,583 1,297
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 185 175 180 191 191 212 201 214 208 160
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 504 541 629 610 597 639 572 573 619 +
Median TT (Days) 1,524 1,693 1,520 1,589 1,492 1,696 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,326 1,523 1,420 1,450 1,320 1,527 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,710 1,878 1,646 1,810 1,639 + + + + +
0-9%, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 168 188 213 251 236 310 332 328 314 288
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 127 252 141 148 131 167 155 146 227 201
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 590 602 433 476 445 447 376 477 732 +
Median TT (Days) 1,759 1,524 1,484 1,269 1,288 1,297 1,185 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,320 1,241 1,302 1,040 1,099 949 966 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 2,477 1,515 1,751 1,664 1,457 + + +
10-79%, White Number of Registrations 1,256 1,199 1,179 1,267 1,372 1,592 1,825 2,019 2,231 2,301
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 112 121 137 118 98 114 106 105 112 107
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 339 341 378 362 346 323 306 300 332 320
Median TT (Days) 1,217 1,209 1,138 1,115 1,196 1,065 1,135 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,091 1,070 1,016 972 1,063 951 975 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,335 1,387 1,396 1,288 1,420 1,199 1,281 + + +
10-79%, African American Number of Registrations 810 846 921 947 1,103 1,156 1,282 1,495 1,681 1,773
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 284 226 320 296 282 287 254 226 294 285
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 915 725 947 781 741 816 829 772 + +
Median TT (Days) 3,256 3,336 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 2,399 2,240 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 303 340 340 417 447 584 581 670 716 734
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 182 203 308 196 232 191 238 186 197 183
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 568 672 756 619 685 621 645 657 650 +
Median TT (Days) 2,309 2,069 2,498 2,365 1,994 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,670 1,582 1,885 1,583 1,656 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Asian Number of Registrations 100 104 118 153 144 197 213 233 270 234
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 231 341 310 337 355 247 255 250 310 226
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 774 787 1,209 856 688 639 764 708 755 +
Median TT (Days) 2,483 1,952 + 1,755 2,055 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,661 1,582 + 1,540 1,446 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 25 31 27 32 24 58 47 41 51 62
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 101 119 126 232 176 149 303 443 479 89
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 283 502 683 645 523 778 796 + + 380
Median TT (Days) 1,617 2,103 + 1,870 1,019 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 809 971 + 1,068 749 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Unknown Number of Registrations 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 14 + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 14 + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + 14 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, White Number of Registrations 428 467 432 519 555 595 815 943 917 1,002
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 134 143 205 122 116 110 150 122 153 129
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 420 590 560 371 406 467 475 395 674 +
Median TT (Days) 3,292 + + 1,788 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,731 + + 1,284 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, African American Number of Registrations 291 303 306 381 462 525 598 700 788 817
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 404 507 254 479 386 390 333 404 390 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,389 1,801 1,500 1,590 1,223 1,421 + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 100 123 115 124 166 180 229 313 315 312
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 429 204 374 119 356 164 255 204 272 252
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,004 957 1,116 517 963 714 966 753 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Asian Number of Registrations 21 45 40 63 54 71 75 71 99 91
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 717 427 806 452 661 424 170 363 441 299
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,381 3,060 1,630 1,402 + 1,269 569 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 9 12 9 10 19 27 18 32 31 42
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 369 423 425 64 91 358 671 140 393 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,268 532 + 124 462 + + 341 588 +
Median TT (Days) + 2,504 + 1,403 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 1,037 + 124 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, White Number of Registrations 820 1,015 882 891 842 750 776 768 822 1,320
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 15 8 7 11 7 6 8 10 22
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 120 87 84 67 71 55 37 51 47 156
Median TT (Days) 481 473 377 294 309 231 293 281 498 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 406 376 328 256 249 191 205 217 340 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 611 594 457 350 370 274 367 401 + +
Unknown, African American Number of Registrations 282 322 261 255 276 258 282 363 377 746
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 50 33 57 13 15 14 12 13 19 66
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 259 161 329 143 96 147 99 148 97 +
Median TT (Days) 2,088 1,505 + 1,015 1,199 937 1,098 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,352 1,146 + 536 698 547 563 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 1,675 + + + + + +
Unknown, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 270 328 288 301 340 333 313 388 393 779
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 56 52 54 35 29 24 23 17 12 40
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 314 230 240 190 148 99 125 96 105 +
Median TT (Days) 2,176 1,340 1,034 623 738 474 519 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,369 824 842 523 516 350 355 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 1,843 1,506 997 1,196 778 1,063 + + +
Unknown, Asian Number of Registrations 199 234 170 169 152 128 115 149 180 453
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 157 155 72 116 65 22 15 14 24 337
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 379 482 260 269 203 122 111 131 147 +
Median TT (Days) 1,302 1,564 1,027 768 973 513 1,082 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 921 1,219 732 531 557 403 420 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,039 + 1,224 1,165 + + + + + +
Unknown, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 19 15 19 17 16 40 15 20 18 22
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 38 14 32 47 25 6 6 5 27 97
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 338 1,053 181 245 56 66 107 117 320 354
Median TT (Days) + + 1,148 + 152 366 1,036 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 582 + 84 183 207 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


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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