Table 6.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1997 to 2006

Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total	Patients	385	429	483	499	617	666	704	794	852	901
	Deaths	4	17	9	7	18	13	19	25	32	26
	Rate	18.3	71.5	35.3	25.5	51.8	33.4	45.6	52.8	63.1	47.3
Female	Patients	185	202	252	262	334	375	388	445	473	492
	Deaths	1	6	5	6	9	4	9	15	12	11
	Rate	10.2	53.9	39.9	41.4	48.0	18.0	38.5	55.6	40.0	35.0
Male	Patients	200	227	231	237	283	291	316	349	379	409
	Deaths	3	11	4	1	9	9	10	10	20	15
	Rate	24.8	87.0	30.9	7.7	56.2	54.2	54.6	49.1	96.4	63.7

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

Patients alive on the waiting list at any time during the year are counted. Period at risk begins

the later of January 1 or waiting list registration and ends on the earlier of December 31, date of death, or date of removal for other reasons. Please see Technical Notes for further details about death rate computation.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.