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Table 12.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1998 to 2007

Blood Type	Year
Blood Type	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total	2,277	2,429	2,484	2,417	2,281	2,315	2,163	1,052	1,031	1,005
A	840	883	920	874	799	829	832	404	363	407
AB	85	83	96	80	73	88	68	25	26	27
B	235	275	259	224	238	238	189	99	101	80
O	1,117	1,188	1,209	1,239	1,171	1,160	1,074	524	541	491
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
A	36.9%	36.4%	37.0%	36.2%	35.0%	35.8%	38.5%	38.4%	35.2%	40.5%
AB	3.7%	3.4%	3.9%	3.3%	3.2%	3.8%	3.1%	2.4%	2.5%	2.7%
B	10.3%	11.3%	10.4%	9.3%	10.4%	10.3%	8.7%	9.4%	9.8%	8.0%
O	49.1%	48.9%	48.7%	51.3%	51.3%	50.1%	49.7%	49.8%	52.5%	48.9%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2008.

(%) = 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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