Table 8.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Ethnicity/Race Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 1,299 1,482 1,819 2,108 2,042 2,062 1,910 1,703 1,532 1,453
White 1,059 1,221 1,470 1,627 1,492 1,481 1,351 1,172 1,075 988
African American 158 162 222 289 336 360 351 303 248 235
Hispanic/Latino 64 75 96 153 176 173 168 179 164 182
Asian 13 14 18 26 31 34 26 40 27 33
Other/Multi-race 5 10 13 13 7 14 14 9 18 15
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 81.5% 82.4% 80.8% 77.2% 73.1% 71.8% 70.7% 68.8% 70.2% 68.0%
African American 12.2% 10.9% 12.2% 13.7% 16.5% 17.5% 18.4% 17.8% 16.2% 16.2%
Hispanic/Latino 4.9% 5.1% 5.3% 7.3% 8.6% 8.4% 8.8% 10.5% 10.7% 12.5%
Asian 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 1.2% 1.5% 1.6% 1.4% 2.3% 1.8% 2.3%
Other/Multi-race 0.4% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.3% 0.7% 0.7% 0.5% 1.2% 1.0%


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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.