Table 8.7

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1997 to 2005

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation

Recipient Age at Tx Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 841 967 930 908 886 902 866 880 895
Deaths 43 59 46 44 51 45 38 48 41
Rate 53.0 63.8 51.3 50.2 60.1 51.7 45.2 56.5 47.4
1-5 Years Patients - - 1 - - - - - -
Deaths - - 0 - - - - - -
Rate - - * - - - - - -
11-17 Years Patients - - 1 - - - - - 2
Deaths - - 0 - - - - - 0
Rate - - * - - - - - *
18-34 Years Patients 296 302 248 228 243 218 230 196 216
Deaths 9 14 7 8 12 9 12 6 9
Rate 31.1 48.0 28.8 36.1 51.2 42.4 54.2 31.2 43.1
35-49 Years Patients 490 580 587 555 505 541 504 520 545
Deaths 30 36 33 28 27 28 16 28 25
Rate 63.9 64.8 58.7 52.3 55.6 53.7 32.5 55.6 47.3
50-64 Years Patients 55 85 93 123 138 140 130 164 131
Deaths 4 9 6 8 12 8 10 14 6
Rate 76.5 114.9 66.8 68.0 92.9 59.2 79.8 90.7 47.7
65+ Years Patients - - - 2 - 3 2 - 1
Deaths - - - 0 - 0 0 - 1
Rate - - - * - * * - *


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

(-) = None in category.

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

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

Includes patients transplanted during the year and having reported data one-year after transplant.

Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or one-year anniversary of the transplant. See Technical Notes for further details.