Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1997 to 2006

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Peak PRA and Race Year of Waiting List Registration
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Number of Registrations 19,051 20,173 21,001 22,284 22,337 23,485 24,414 27,122 29,131 31,495
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 98 106 106 113 115 107 107 111 108 106
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 295 323 314 338 348 339 354 358 343 368
Median TT (Days) 1,055 1,153 1,127 1,203 1,180 1,144 1,152 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,026 1,117 1,096 1,170 1,144 1,115 1,121 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,098 1,183 1,163 1,239 1,215 1,179 1,187 + + +
0-9%, White Number of Registrations 8,233 8,661 8,628 8,809 8,706 8,925 8,979 9,967 10,737 11,353
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 78 79 85 94 96 88 86 91 87 84
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 202 218 219 243 238 222 231 236 222 241
Median TT (Days) 669 743 705 758 752 758 736 761 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 637 702 673 730 723 735 703 735 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 704 780 740 792 791 790 764 787 + +
0-9%, African American Number of Registrations 4,125 4,519 4,539 4,859 5,009 5,174 5,204 5,707 5,982 6,288
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 165 181 179 194 192 186 188 183 181 180
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 451 554 525 555 576 585 551 589 548 +
Median TT (Days) 1,486 1,545 1,596 1,639 1,586 1,615 1,533 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,386 1,472 1,503 1,557 1,510 1,541 1,426 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,560 1,643 1,693 1,735 1,679 1,726 + + + +
0-9%, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 1,602 1,681 1,936 2,121 2,303 2,522 2,911 3,119 3,302 3,582
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 110 138 139 133 136 141 169 168 156 146
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 324 377 392 393 399 462 506 501 478 444
Median TT (Days) 1,031 1,166 1,131 1,276 1,141 1,385 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 901 1,108 1,055 1,169 1,064 1,298 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,108 1,284 1,261 1,403 1,248 1,506 + + + +
0-9%, Asian Number of Registrations 733 733 796 923 998 1,063 1,105 1,479 1,515 1,450
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 180 137 185 172 180 191 191 212 201 214
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 435 422 504 540 626 609 586 623 570 +
Median TT (Days) 1,230 1,261 1,524 1,689 1,518 1,588 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,101 1,149 1,326 1,504 1,419 1,448 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,461 1,468 1,710 1,878 1,645 + + + + +
0-9%, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 165 157 168 188 213 251 235 317 330 320
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 207 178 127 252 141 148 131 168 156 146
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 458 447 590 602 433 476 445 447 376 +
Median TT (Days) 1,549 1,410 1,759 1,524 1,484 1,269 1,272 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,104 934 1,320 1,241 1,302 1,040 1,055 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,373 1,932 + + + 1,515 + + + +
0-9%, Unknown Number of Registrations 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 7 + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 7 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 7 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 7 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, White Number of Registrations 1,096 1,117 1,256 1,199 1,179 1,268 1,369 1,587 1,815 2,007
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 116 124 112 121 137 118 98 114 106 104
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 312 374 339 341 378 362 345 322 306 296
Median TT (Days) 1,152 1,368 1,217 1,209 1,138 1,115 1,188 1,107 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,014 1,146 1,091 1,070 1,016 970 1,048 981 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,372 1,588 1,335 1,387 1,396 1,288 + + + +
10-79%, African American Number of Registrations 724 732 810 846 921 947 1,101 1,151 1,275 1,471
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 277 321 284 226 320 294 281 285 254 226
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 925 868 915 725 947 781 735 811 777 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 236 251 303 340 339 413 446 583 574 656
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 104 210 182 203 308 196 232 191 236 184
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 506 687 568 672 756 603 685 620 645 +
Median TT (Days) 1,690 2,196 2,309 2,069 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,474 1,685 1,670 1,582 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,396 + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Asian Number of Registrations 104 89 100 104 118 149 144 195 212 225
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 277 132 231 341 310 310 355 247 255 250
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 945 569 774 787 1,209 823 688 627 785 +
Median TT (Days) 2,761 2,031 2,483 1,952 + 1,689 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,907 1,588 1,661 1,582 + 1,513 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 14 29 25 31 27 32 24 60 46 42
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 793 307 101 119 126 232 176 149 303 424
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 2,066 519 283 502 683 645 523 644 + +
Median TT (Days) + 1,687 1,617 2,103 + + 1,019 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 769 809 971 + + 749 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Unknown Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + 14 + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + 14 + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 14 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, White Number of Registrations 312 374 427 467 432 517 554 594 812 928
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 154 129 134 143 205 122 116 110 149 119
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 551 441 420 590 560 365 406 467 474 377
Median TT (Days) 2,459 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,586 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, African American Number of Registrations 213 225 291 303 306 381 462 524 592 687
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 350 335 404 507 254 479 386 390 325 471
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,013 1,346 1,389 1,801 1,500 1,590 1,223 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 62 95 100 123 114 124 164 180 228 306
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 389 218 429 204 374 119 356 164 255 204
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 801 797 1,004 957 1,116 517 963 714 815 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Asian Number of Registrations 23 38 22 45 40 63 55 70 75 70
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 469 456 717 427 806 452 661 423 170 372
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,302 1,415 1,416 + 1,630 1,402 + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 3 7 9 12 9 10 19 25 18 29
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 287 369 423 425 64 91 358 + 104
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 564 1,268 532 + 124 462 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 1,403 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 124 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, White Number of Registrations 659 780 822 1,015 883 893 847 761 810 896
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 12 53 24 15 8 7 12 7 6 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 126 190 121 86 84 67 73 56 41 70
Median TT (Days) 953 946 482 472 377 294 314 243 339 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 686 725 412 374 328 257 259 206 259 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,128 1,314 615 591 457 360 372 306 447 +
Unknown, African American Number of Registrations 259 231 281 322 262 258 278 279 321 494
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 52 44 50 33 57 13 15 22 17 38
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 503 198 259 161 329 144 96 170 129 244
Median TT (Days) 2,544 + 2,088 1,505 + 1,064 1,199 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,470 + 1,352 1,146 + 536 703 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 303 243 270 328 289 302 345 343 338 458
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 76 56 56 52 54 36 29 24 28 24
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 318 241 308 230 240 190 148 103 128 168
Median TT (Days) 1,212 1,173 2,176 1,340 1,057 623 767 526 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 957 888 1,369 824 850 531 528 380 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,981 1,613 + 1,843 1,516 997 1,224 920 + +
Unknown, Asian Number of Registrations 174 192 199 234 170 175 155 133 133 203
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 139 125 157 153 72 122 65 32 25 45
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 536 422 379 481 260 284 204 143 177 304
Median TT (Days) 1,390 1,545 1,302 1,557 1,027 801 1,255 595 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,084 1,216 921 1,175 732 570 642 431 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,400 1,958 2,039 + 1,224 1,295 + + + +
Unknown, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 9 19 19 15 19 17 17 48 16 30
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 19 239 38 14 32 47 25 6 6 16
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 521 410 338 1,053 181 245 83 60 107 366
Median TT (Days) 1,696 + + + 1,148 + 251 366 433 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 521 + + + 582 + 84 198 207 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


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

(+) = 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 wait listing, 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.