Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1997 to 2006

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Ethnicity/Race Year of Waiting List Registration
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Number of Registrations 19,051 20,173 21,001 22,284 22,337 23,485 24,414 27,122 29,131 31,495
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 98 106 106 113 115 107 107 111 108 106
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 295 323 314 338 348 339 354 358 343 368
Median TT (Days) 1,055 1,153 1,127 1,203 1,180 1,144 1,152 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,026 1,117 1,096 1,170 1,144 1,115 1,121 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,098 1,183 1,163 1,239 1,215 1,179 1,187 + + +
White Number of Registrations 10,300 10,932 11,133 11,490 11,200 11,603 11,749 12,909 14,174 15,184
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 77 82 82 85 91 81 79 82 79 80
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 212 232 226 239 239 218 226 233 224 239
Median TT (Days) 743 814 757 796 790 769 765 796 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 706 783 728 767 755 741 740 771 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 774 852 791 835 825 794 792 824 + +
African American Number of Registrations 5,321 5,707 5,921 6,330 6,498 6,760 7,045 7,661 8,170 8,940
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 177 185 182 187 196 187 185 187 180 179
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 510 591 573 576 622 614 577 627 585 +
Median TT (Days) 1,663 1,737 1,822 1,816 1,862 1,850 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,593 1,668 1,712 1,729 1,768 1,715 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,747 1,861 1,908 1,918 1,949 + + + + +
Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 2,203 2,270 2,609 2,912 3,045 3,361 3,866 4,225 4,442 5,002
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 105 135 132 128 141 134 146 136 148 132
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 341 392 411 410 424 435 488 462 466 454
Median TT (Days) 1,131 1,284 1,317 1,380 1,280 1,405 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,047 1,182 1,190 1,281 1,187 1,319 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,225 1,415 1,466 1,489 1,411 1,519 + + + +
Asian Number of Registrations 1,034 1,052 1,117 1,306 1,326 1,450 1,459 1,877 1,935 1,948
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 180 136 189 178 176 180 183 193 183 190
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 474 436 505 556 616 570 562 586 559 +
Median TT (Days) 1,387 1,433 1,567 1,769 1,548 1,598 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,230 1,276 1,439 1,583 1,466 1,469 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,592 1,567 1,774 1,915 1,696 1,827 + + + +
Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 191 212 221 246 268 310 295 450 410 421
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 207 209 124 190 126 132 120 127 163 146
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 511 451 590 594 457 483 382 402 421 +
Median TT (Days) 1,774 1,519 1,932 1,867 1,556 1,371 1,262 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,210 1,066 1,388 1,261 1,318 1,126 1,035 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 1,977 + + + 1,636 + + + +
Unknown Number of Registrations 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 7 + + + + 14 + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 7 + + + + 14 + + + +
Median TT (Days) 7 + + + + 14 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 7 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

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