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Table 2
Characteristics of Waitlist Patients
Patients registered on the waitlist between 07/01/2000 and 06/30/2001
National Report
Organ: LI: Liver
           
  Characteristic of Waitlist Candidate Percent of New Waitlist Patients Percent of All Waitlist Patients
07/01/2000 to 06/30/2001 on 06/30/2001
U.S. U.S.
  (N=11,236)   (N=18,089)
All % 100 100
Race %
White 84.6 86.3
Black 8.8 7.4
Asian 3.8 4.0
Other 2.8 2.2
Unknown 0.0 0.1
Ethnicity %
Hispanic 13.3 12.5
Non-Hispanic 84.1 81.7
Unknown 2.5 5.7
Age  %
<2 years 4.9 2.7
2-10 years 2.5 2.1
11-17 years 2.4 2.1
18-34 years 6.1 6.0
35-49 years 34.1 38.7
50-64 years 43.4 42.6
65+ years 6.5 5.8
Unknown 0.0 0.0
Gender %
Male 60.5 57.6
Female 39.5 42.4
Unknown 0.0 0.0
Blood Type %
O 45.6 50.6
A 38.4 35.3
B 12.6 11.3
AB 3.5 2.7
Unknown 0.0 0.0
Previous Transplant %
Yes 11.2 7.0
No 88.8 93.0
Unknown 0.0 0.0
Primary Disease %
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 7.0 4.4
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 58.3 64.2
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 8.5 10.3
Biliary Atresia 2.5 2.2
Metabolic Diseases 2.0 1.9
Malignant Neoplasms 1.8 1.2
Other 10.5 7.9
Missing 9.4 8.1
Medical Urgency Status at Listing %
 Status 1  7.1 1.3
 Status 2A 4.2 0.5
 Status 2B 26.7 13.1
 Status 3 57.0 74.3
 Other 5.1 10.9
Percents add to 100% for each Categorization.
Based on data available as of 11/01/2001.
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