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Table 2
Characteristics of Waitlist Patients
Patients registered on the waitlist between 07/01/2001 and 06/30/2002
Center: Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Organ: LU: Lung
                   
  Characteristic of Waitlist Candidate Percent of New Waitlist Registrations Percent of All Waitlist Registrations
07/01/2001 to 06/30/2002 on 06/30/2002
This Center OPTN Region U.S. This Center OPTN Region U.S.
  (N=5) (N=219) (N=1,906)   (N=13) (N=411) (N=3,801)
All (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100
Race (%)
White 80.0 88.1 89.1 92.3 86.4 87.7
African-American 20.0 6.8 8.6 7.7 7.1 10.2
Asian 0.0 3.2 1.1 0.0 3.9 1.3
Other 0.0 1.8 1.2 0.0 2.7 0.8
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ethnicity (%)
Hispanic 20.0 12.3 5.4 15.4 12.9 5.0
Non-Hispanic 80.0 87.7 92.3 84.6 86.1 92.1
Unknown 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 1.0 2.8
Age  (%)
<2 years 0.0 1.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3
2-10 years 0.0 0.9 1.0 0.0 2.2 2.1
11-17 years 0.0 7.3 4.4 0.0 4.9 5.0
18-34 years 0.0 12.3 14.9 0.0 14.6 18.0
35-49 years 40.0 26.5 25.4 30.8 33.8 31.2
50-64 years 40.0 46.1 50.6 69.2 42.1 42.1
65+ years 20.0 5.0 2.9 0.0 2.4 1.3
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gender (%)
Male 60.0 45.7 47.5 69.2 40.9 41.8
Female 40.0 54.3 52.5 30.8 59.1 58.2
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Blood Type (%)
O 40.0 48.4 48.4 38.5 46.5 49.2
A 20.0 38.4 37.9 38.5 37.7 36.8
B 20.0 10.0 10.1 23.1 11.9 10.4
AB 20.0 3.2 3.6 0.0 3.9 3.6
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Previous Transplant (%)
Yes 0.0 5.0 4.6 0.0 2.9 2.9
No 100.0 95.0 95.4 100.0 97.1 97.1
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Primary Disease (%)
Congenital Disease 0.0 0.9 1.3 0.0 3.2 2.8
Retransplant/Graft Failure 0.0 5.0 4.4 0.0 2.7 2.7
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension 20.0 11.0 6.3 7.7 18.7 11.6
Cystic Fibrosis 20.0 17.4 15.4 7.7 14.4 15.6
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 20.0 20.1 23.7 30.8 17.3 15.4
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency 0.0 6.8 5.2 0.0 6.8 5.7
Emphysema/COPD 40.0 24.7 29.3 23.1 20.7 29.6
Other 0.0 14.2 14.3 30.8 16.3 16.3
Missing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Percents add to 100% for each Categorization.
Based on data available as of 10/31/2002.  Release at www.ustransplant.org on 01/07/2003.
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