Table 5.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active and Inactive Patient Comparison, 2002 to 2006

Current Age Active Inactive All
2002-2006 2006 2002-2006 2006 2002-2006 2006
Total 228,437 47,254 61,321 19,707 289,758 66,961
<1 Year 10 2 5 2 15 4
1-5 Years 333 61 128 48 461 109
6-10 Years 441 76 189 58 630 134
11-17 Years 1,959 283 645 206 2,604 489
18-34 Years 30,417 5,759 6,660 2,035 37,077 7,794
35-49 Years 70,632 14,210 17,948 5,466 88,580 19,676
50-64 Years 93,403 19,663 25,877 8,558 119,280 28,221
65+ Years 31,242 7,200 9,869 3,334 41,111 10,534
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1-5 Years 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
6-10 Years 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
11-17 Years 0.9% 0.6% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.7%
18-34 Years 13.3% 12.2% 10.9% 10.3% 12.8% 11.6%
35-49 Years 30.9% 30.1% 29.3% 27.7% 30.6% 29.4%
50-64 Years 40.9% 41.6% 42.2% 43.4% 41.2% 42.1%
65+ Years 13.7% 15.2% 16.1% 16.9% 14.2% 15.7%


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

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

(-) = None in category.