Table 5.4c

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Recipients of Living Donor Kidneys

Recipient Blood Type Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 3,927 4,420 4,717 5,488 6,035 6,240 6,470 6,647 6,568 6,434
O 1,716 1,997 2,095 2,519 2,777 2,867 2,937 3,046 2,945 2,866
A 1,580 1,673 1,833 2,069 2,288 2,331 2,430 2,513 2,530 2,487
B 495 559 619 694 753 808 864 833 855 840
AB 136 187 168 206 217 234 239 255 238 241
Unknown - 4 2 - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 43.7% 45.2% 44.4% 45.9% 46.0% 45.9% 45.4% 45.8% 44.8% 44.5%
A 40.2% 37.9% 38.9% 37.7% 37.9% 37.4% 37.6% 37.8% 38.5% 38.7%
B 12.6% 12.6% 13.1% 12.6% 12.5% 12.9% 13.4% 12.5% 13.0% 13.1%
AB 3.5% 4.2% 3.6% 3.8% 3.6% 3.8% 3.7% 3.8% 3.6% 3.7%
Unknown - 0.1% 0.0% - - - - - - -


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than kidney-pancreas, in which a living donor kidney was one of the organs transplanted.