Table 7.3

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

Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 274 315 470 771 1,027 1,219 1,325 1,491 1,433 1,403
Deaths 7 5 5 10 16 18 16 26 24 30
Rate 47.3 31.3 25.0 26.3 28.0 24.8 19.0 27.7 24.4 30.8
White Patients 252 289 416 665 873 1,039 1,117 1,249 1,172 1,154
Deaths 7 4 5 8 13 15 12 21 19 19
Rate 51.6 27.3 28.1 24.9 27.0 24.4 16.8 26.6 23.9 23.8
African American Patients 18 20 33 64 82 96 107 126 150 145
Deaths - - - 1 2 3 2 3 4 7
Rate - - - 28.2 38.5 50.5 30.1 37.8 38.5 70.4
Hispanic/Latino Patients 3 3 14 34 54 66 82 100 90 86
Deaths - - - 1 1 - 2 2 - 3
Rate * * - 54.5 36.0 - 41.6 34.4 - 48.1
Asian Patients 1 2 3 5 11 10 10 10 12 11
Deaths - 1 - - - - - - - -
Rate * * * * - - - - - -
Other/Multi-race Patients - 1 4 3 7 8 9 6 9 7
Deaths - - - - - - - - 1 1
Rate - * * * * * * * * *


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.