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Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1998 to 2007

Blood Type	Year
Blood Type	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total	34,496	36,948	39,956	42,219	44,263	45,479	45,294	46,120	47,060	48,773
A	9,472	10,237	11,051	11,636	12,164	12,455	12,349	12,600	12,941	13,483
AB	866	905	1,042	1,110	1,169	1,182	1,213	1,252	1,256	1,280
B	5,956	6,238	6,849	7,189	7,572	7,848	7,690	7,730	7,799	8,101
O	18,202	19,568	21,014	22,284	23,358	23,994	24,042	24,538	25,064	25,909
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
A	27.5%	27.7%	27.7%	27.6%	27.5%	27.4%	27.3%	27.3%	27.5%	27.6%
AB	2.5%	2.4%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.6%
B	17.3%	16.9%	17.1%	17.0%	17.1%	17.3%	17.0%	16.8%	16.6%	16.6%
O	52.8%	53.0%	52.6%	52.8%	52.8%	52.8%	53.1%	53.2%	53.3%	53.1%

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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