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Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Primary Diagnosis Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 40,044 42,309 44,383 45,614 45,494 46,431 47,443 49,114 51,084 52,516
Glomerular Diseases 9,281 9,745 10,173 10,339 10,047 10,086 10,185 10,418 10,664 10,835
Diabetes 9,472 10,243 11,098 11,754 12,136 12,599 13,204 13,621 14,317 14,965
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 7,445 8,125 8,744 9,068 9,376 10,048 10,315 10,958 11,580 12,105
Polycystic Kidneys 2,668 2,773 2,880 3,038 3,015 3,105 3,260 3,429 3,632 3,809
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 1,801 1,850 1,923 1,905 1,780 1,765 1,756 1,759 1,764 1,719
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 2,265 2,367 2,428 2,457 2,158 1,830 1,632 1,522 1,488 1,518
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 668 718 779 779 755 696 681 684 743 768
Neoplasms 106 112 120 106 108 108 113 110 112 145
Other 4,792 4,953 4,935 5,060 5,219 5,454 5,678 6,077 6,297 6,247
Unknown 1,546 1,423 1,303 1,108 900 740 619 536 487 405
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Glomerular Diseases 23.2% 23.0% 22.9% 22.7% 22.1% 21.7% 21.5% 21.2% 20.9% 20.6%
Diabetes 23.7% 24.2% 25.0% 25.8% 26.7% 27.1% 27.8% 27.7% 28.0% 28.5%
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 18.6% 19.2% 19.7% 19.9% 20.6% 21.6% 21.7% 22.3% 22.7% 23.1%
Polycystic Kidneys 6.7% 6.6% 6.5% 6.7% 6.6% 6.7% 6.9% 7.0% 7.1% 7.3%
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 4.5% 4.4% 4.3% 4.2% 3.9% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 3.5% 3.3%
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 5.7% 5.6% 5.5% 5.4% 4.7% 3.9% 3.4% 3.1% 2.9% 2.9%
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5%
Neoplasms 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Other 12.0% 11.7% 11.1% 11.1% 11.5% 11.7% 12.0% 12.4% 12.3% 11.9%
Unknown 3.9% 3.4% 2.9% 2.4% 2.0% 1.6% 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8%


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.