Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Primary Diagnosis Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 31,662 34,499 36,951 39,958 42,221 44,265 45,483 45,300 46,135 47,254
Glomerular Diseases 7,548 8,142 8,810 9,222 9,678 10,073 10,224 9,955 9,959 10,036
Diabetes 7,497 8,167 8,413 9,450 10,216 11,067 11,714 12,071 12,480 13,152
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 4,825 5,824 6,633 7,388 8,037 8,628 8,933 9,203 9,830 10,131
Polycystic Kidneys 1,975 2,258 2,501 2,659 2,766 2,868 3,025 2,991 3,057 3,226
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 1,593 1,678 1,749 1,795 1,840 1,907 1,877 1,758 1,719 1,719
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 1,969 1,972 2,075 2,260 2,371 2,436 2,471 2,184 1,860 1,689
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 552 607 624 662 712 771 770 747 679 665
Neoplasms 54 69 91 107 113 119 106 109 110 115
Other 3,609 3,899 4,241 4,648 4,768 4,736 4,934 5,069 5,309 5,564
Unknown 2,040 1,883 1,814 1,767 1,720 1,660 1,429 1,213 1,132 957
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Glomerular Diseases 23.8% 23.6% 23.8% 23.1% 22.9% 22.8% 22.5% 22.0% 21.6% 21.2%
Diabetes 23.7% 23.7% 22.8% 23.6% 24.2% 25.0% 25.8% 26.6% 27.1% 27.8%
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 15.2% 16.9% 18.0% 18.5% 19.0% 19.5% 19.6% 20.3% 21.3% 21.4%
Polycystic Kidneys 6.2% 6.5% 6.8% 6.7% 6.6% 6.5% 6.7% 6.6% 6.6% 6.8%
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 5.0% 4.9% 4.7% 4.5% 4.4% 4.3% 4.1% 3.9% 3.7% 3.6%
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 6.2% 5.7% 5.6% 5.7% 5.6% 5.5% 5.4% 4.8% 4.0% 3.6%
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4%
Neoplasms 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Other 11.4% 11.3% 11.5% 11.6% 11.3% 10.7% 10.8% 11.2% 11.5% 11.8%
Unknown 6.4% 5.5% 4.9% 4.4% 4.1% 3.8% 3.1% 2.7% 2.5% 2.0%


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.