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Table 5.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Inactive Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Primary Diagnosis Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 4,478 5,224 5,885 7,850 11,601 15,015 18,751 22,404 24,564 28,055
Glomerular Diseases 999 1,173 1,212 1,659 2,333 2,969 3,569 4,106 4,447 4,885
Diabetes 1,171 1,341 1,522 2,076 3,130 4,210 5,476 6,905 7,776 9,193
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 680 873 1,036 1,388 2,175 2,918 3,942 4,635 5,337 6,411
Polycystic Kidneys 257 286 331 383 583 806 990 1,233 1,315 1,471
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 257 293 312 392 548 653 765 908 937 1,046
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 303 353 398 533 719 794 847 888 849 800
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 74 96 109 162 200 299 344 394 380 437
Neoplasms 14 8 9 16 38 45 50 80 105 105
Other 462 537 660 933 1,527 1,971 2,438 2,915 3,130 3,426
Unknown 261 264 296 308 348 350 330 340 288 281
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Glomerular Diseases 22.3% 22.5% 20.6% 21.1% 20.1% 19.8% 19.0% 18.3% 18.1% 17.4%
Diabetes 26.2% 25.7% 25.9% 26.4% 27.0% 28.0% 29.2% 30.8% 31.7% 32.8%
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 15.2% 16.7% 17.6% 17.7% 18.7% 19.4% 21.0% 20.7% 21.7% 22.9%
Polycystic Kidneys 5.7% 5.5% 5.6% 4.9% 5.0% 5.4% 5.3% 5.5% 5.4% 5.2%
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 5.7% 5.6% 5.3% 5.0% 4.7% 4.3% 4.1% 4.1% 3.8% 3.7%
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 6.2% 5.3% 4.5% 4.0% 3.5% 2.9%
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 1.7% 1.8% 1.9% 2.1% 1.7% 2.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.5% 1.6%
Neoplasms 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Other 10.3% 10.3% 11.2% 11.9% 13.2% 13.1% 13.0% 13.0% 12.7% 12.2%
Unknown 5.8% 5.1% 5.0% 3.9% 3.0% 2.3% 1.8% 1.5% 1.2% 1.0%


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 inactive status at end of year.