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Table 2
Characteristics of Waitlist Patients
Patients registered on the waitlist between 01/01/2001 and 12/31/2001
Center: The University Hospital of Arkansas
Organ: HR: Heart
                   
  Characteristic of Waitlist Candidate Percent of New Waitlist Patients Percent of All Waitlist Patients
01/01/2001 to 12/31/2001 on 12/31/2001
This Center OPTN Region U.S. This Center OPTN Region U.S.
  (N=8) (N=463) (N=3,402)   (N=5) (N=552) (N=4,097)
All % 100 100 100 100 100 100
Race %
White 87.5 76.7 81.5 100.0 75.7 84.1
Black 12.5 22.2 14.5 0.0 23.4 13.4
Asian 0.0 0.6 2.4 0.0 0.5 1.5
Other 0.0 0.4 1.7 0.0 0.4 1.0
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ethnicity %
Hispanic 12.5 11.4 8.3 0.0 7.8 7.0
Non-Hispanic 87.5 87.5 90.6 100.0 89.1 87.4
Unknown 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.0 3.1 5.6
Age  %
<2 years 0.0 9.1 6.5 0.0 3.3 3.0
2-10 years 0.0 4.1 3.4 0.0 1.4 1.6
11-17 years 0.0 8.0 4.3 0.0 4.0 2.1
18-34 years 12.5 11.0 9.9 0.0 8.9 8.5
35-49 years 62.5 19.2 21.1 60.0 29.9 27.4
50-64 years 25.0 45.1 47.6 40.0 48.9 52.1
65+ years 0.0 3.5 7.2 0.0 3.6 5.2
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gender %
Male 62.5 71.7 73.6 60.0 71.9 77.9
Female 37.5 28.3 26.4 40.0 28.1 22.1
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Blood Type %
O 50.0 45.4 43.8 60.0 58.2 56.3
A 50.0 39.5 38.9 40.0 29.0 31.9
B 0.0 11.2 12.6 0.0 10.5 10.0
AB 0.0 3.9 4.7 0.0 2.4 1.9
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Previous Transplant %
Yes 0.0 5.6 4.7 0.0 3.6 2.9
No 100.0 94.4 95.3 100.0 96.4 97.1
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Primary Disease %
Cardiomyopathy 50.0 42.5 42.2 80.0 46.9 44.6
Coronary Artery Disease 50.0 36.1 41.0 20.0 42.4 44.1
Retransplant/Graft Failure 0.0 4.8 4.4 0.0 2.5 2.5
Valvular Heart Disease 0.0 1.7 2.2 0.0 2.4 2.2
Congenital Heart Disease 0.0 13.8 9.3 0.0 4.2 5.0
Other 0.0 1.1 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.0
Missing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Medical Urgency Status at Listing %
 Status 1A 25.0 26.1 26.7 0.0 4.2 5.5
 Status 1B 25.0 26.1 22.6 20.0 9.1 7.7
 Status 2 50.0 46.7 49.3 80.0 82.1 77.0
 Other 0.0 1.1 1.4 0.0 4.7 9.9
Percents add to 100% for each Categorization.
Based on data available as of 04/30/2002.  Release at www.ustransplant.org on 07/05/2002.
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