Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Peak PRA and Gender Year of Waiting List Registration
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Number of Registrations 17,887 18,331 19,050 20,177 21,001 22,286 22,340 23,496 24,422 27,131
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 87 91 98 106 106 113 115 107 107 111
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 262 285 295 323 313 337 348 338 353 366
Median TT (Days) 918 1,036 1,050 1,148 1,124 1,199 1,176 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 886 1,001 1,022 1,111 1,091 1,168 1,139 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 952 1,075 1,092 1,179 1,158 1,234 1,211 + + +
0-9%, Female Number of Registrations 3,906 4,160 4,444 4,577 4,642 5,020 5,153 5,256 5,596 6,313
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 64 73 78 79 80 99 92 93 97 106
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 195 201 218 228 227 264 244 260 282 306
Median TT (Days) 623 688 721 771 804 854 839 894 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 574 637 677 720 748 801 793 843 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 685 737 780 830 858 915 900 967 + +
0-9%, Male Number of Registrations 7,430 7,646 8,144 8,732 8,814 9,358 9,391 10,037 10,468 12,144
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 74 73 83 91 100 106 107 96 103 110
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 201 221 234 258 272 292 296 281 310 343
Median TT (Days) 639 750 762 885 871 960 939 969 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 610 713 730 847 834 914 899 924 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 673 784 790 928 911 1,011 980 1,030 + +
10-79%, Female Number of Registrations 1,877 1,789 1,803 1,794 1,953 2,027 2,107 2,210 2,318 2,401
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 159 164 173 194 181 193 214 191 163 174
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 456 468 486 547 535 544 609 599 518 +
Median TT (Days) 1,452 1,452 1,552 1,625 1,590 1,638 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,271 1,306 1,431 1,476 1,476 1,541 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,595 1,586 1,715 1,778 1,762 + + + + +
10-79%, Male Number of Registrations 1,924 1,804 1,578 1,701 1,772 1,734 1,816 1,932 1,887 1,962
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 187 174 184 245 217 211 249 241 212 180
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 469 505 549 659 593 615 668 625 540 472
Median TT (Days) 1,391 1,492 1,648 1,688 1,709 1,641 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,284 1,374 1,510 1,585 1,583 1,486 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,524 1,612 1,832 1,892 1,860 1,839 + + + +
80%+, Female Number of Registrations 1,055 1,089 1,079 1,172 1,279 1,338 1,354 1,446 1,400 1,402
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 313 403 393 387 364 341 357 274 265 213
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 951 1,153 1,035 1,188 961 1,037 1,032 722 732 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Male Number of Registrations 686 617 616 770 825 821 817 851 858 760
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 372 370 481 390 344 436 420 292 279 214
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,152 991 1,131 1,089 1,000 1,245 1,009 804 767 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, Female Number of Registrations 412 514 586 561 675 809 694 720 740 845
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 69 69 56 88 62 43 63 47 49 36
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 229 323 343 290 193 146 221 180 192 221
Median TT (Days) 1,604 1,989 1,395 1,477 1,112 1,205 1,184 757 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,206 1,473 1,142 1,028 873 870 945 614 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 2,541 2,063 1,506 1,588 + + + +
Unknown, Male Number of Registrations 597 712 800 870 1,041 1,179 1,008 1,044 1,155 1,304
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 39 58 59 61 52 44 43 28 32 32
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 185 332 299 244 197 162 182 141 143 181
Median TT (Days) 1,397 1,768 1,491 1,376 898 943 1,021 748 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 968 1,466 1,127 1,111 684 754 842 609 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,631 2,516 1,996 1,639 1,171 1,187 1,370 1,055 + +


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(+) = 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 waitlisting, 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.