Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Gender	Year
Gender	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total	2,414	2,525	2,478	2,421	2,257	2,055	1,808	1,588	1,332	1,327
Female	498	504	526	493	441	429	406	365	310	314
Male	1,916	2,021	1,952	1,928	1,816	1,626	1,402	1,223	1,022	1,013
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Female	20.6%	20.0%	21.2%	20.4%	19.5%	20.9%	22.5%	23.0%	23.3%	23.7%
Male	79.4%	80.0%	78.8%	79.6%	80.5%	79.1%	77.5%	77.0%	76.7%	76.3%

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

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.