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Table 12.1c

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

All Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Lung Diagnosis Group Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 3,509 3,668 3,697 3,792 3,814 3,108 2,818 2,209 2,004 1,843
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 1,549 1,569 1,586 1,576 1,541 1,284 1,143 929 892 806
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 516 541 545 546 573 493 423 261 210 179
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 545 570 544 544 526 451 410 318 263 235
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 770 864 909 1,027 1,098 810 785 636 586 574
Group E: Age Less Than 12 79 75 67 63 67 64 50 57 47 46
Other Diagnosis 50 49 46 36 9 6 7 8 6 3
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 44.1% 42.8% 42.9% 41.6% 40.4% 41.3% 40.6% 42.1% 44.5% 43.7%
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 14.7% 14.7% 14.7% 14.4% 15.0% 15.9% 15.0% 11.8% 10.5% 9.7%
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 15.5% 15.5% 14.7% 14.3% 13.8% 14.5% 14.5% 14.4% 13.1% 12.8%
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 21.9% 23.6% 24.6% 27.1% 28.8% 26.1% 27.9% 28.8% 29.2% 31.1%
Group E: Age Less Than 12 2.3% 2.0% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 2.1% 1.8% 2.6% 2.3% 2.5%
Other Diagnosis 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 0.9% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2%


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

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

(-) = None in category.