Table 5.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active and Inactive Patient Comparison, 2002 to 2006

Primary Diagnosis 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
Glomerular Diseases 50,247 10,036 12,165 3,739 62,412 13,775
Diabetes 60,484 13,152 16,975 5,756 77,459 18,908
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 46,725 10,131 11,760 4,076 58,485 14,207
Polycystic Kidneys 15,167 3,226 3,203 1,038 18,370 4,264
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 8,980 1,719 2,745 791 11,725 2,510
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 10,640 1,689 3,434 893 14,074 2,582
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 3,632 665 1,142 350 4,774 1,015
Neoplasms 559 115 163 54 722 169
Other 25,612 5,564 7,597 2,508 33,209 8,072
Unknown 6,391 957 2,137 502 8,528 1,459
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Glomerular Diseases 22.0% 21.2% 19.8% 19.0% 21.5% 20.6%
Diabetes 26.5% 27.8% 27.7% 29.2% 26.7% 28.2%
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 20.5% 21.4% 19.2% 20.7% 20.2% 21.2%
Polycystic Kidneys 6.6% 6.8% 5.2% 5.3% 6.3% 6.4%
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 3.9% 3.6% 4.5% 4.0% 4.0% 3.7%
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 4.7% 3.6% 5.6% 4.5% 4.9% 3.9%
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 1.6% 1.4% 1.9% 1.8% 1.6% 1.5%
Neoplasms 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Other 11.2% 11.8% 12.4% 12.7% 11.5% 12.1%
Unknown 2.8% 2.0% 3.5% 2.5% 2.9% 2.2%


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

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

(-) = None in category.