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Table 12.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Lung Diagnosis Group Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 2,485 2,419 2,281 2,315 2,165 1,054 1,033 1,006 1,091 1,198
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 1,133 1,057 1,044 989 917 526 501 506 546 572
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 289 292 236 229 198 91 78 52 63 70
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 423 417 359 359 329 156 153 140 127 145
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 558 582 572 672 664 233 281 277 341 389
Group E: Age Less Than 12 52 38 35 38 51 45 19 28 13 20
Other Diagnosis 30 33 35 28 6 3 1 3 1 2
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 45.6% 43.7% 45.8% 42.7% 42.4% 49.9% 48.5% 50.3% 50.0% 47.7%
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 11.6% 12.1% 10.3% 9.9% 9.1% 8.6% 7.6% 5.2% 5.8% 5.8%
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 17.0% 17.2% 15.7% 15.5% 15.2% 14.8% 14.8% 13.9% 11.6% 12.1%
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 22.5% 24.1% 25.1% 29.0% 30.7% 22.1% 27.2% 27.5% 31.3% 32.5%
Group E: Age Less Than 12 2.1% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 2.4% 4.3% 1.8% 2.8% 1.2% 1.7%
Other Diagnosis 1.2% 1.4% 1.5% 1.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.