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Table 5.1c

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

All Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Primary Diagnosis Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 44,522 47,533 50,268 53,464 57,095 61,446 66,194 71,518 75,648 80,571
Glomerular Diseases 10,280 10,918 11,385 11,998 12,380 13,055 13,754 14,524 15,111 15,720
Diabetes 10,643 11,584 12,620 13,830 15,266 16,809 18,680 20,526 22,093 24,158
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 8,125 8,998 9,780 10,456 11,551 12,966 14,257 15,593 16,917 18,516
Polycystic Kidneys 2,925 3,059 3,211 3,421 3,598 3,911 4,250 4,662 4,947 5,280
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 2,058 2,143 2,235 2,297 2,328 2,418 2,521 2,667 2,701 2,765
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 2,568 2,720 2,826 2,990 2,877 2,624 2,479 2,410 2,337 2,318
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 742 814 888 941 955 995 1,025 1,078 1,123 1,205
Neoplasms 120 120 129 122 146 153 163 190 217 250
Other 5,254 5,490 5,595 5,993 6,746 7,425 8,116 8,992 9,427 9,673
Unknown 1,807 1,687 1,599 1,416 1,248 1,090 949 876 775 686
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Glomerular Diseases 23.1% 23.0% 22.6% 22.4% 21.7% 21.2% 20.8% 20.3% 20.0% 19.5%
Diabetes 23.9% 24.4% 25.1% 25.9% 26.7% 27.4% 28.2% 28.7% 29.2% 30.0%
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis 18.2% 18.9% 19.5% 19.6% 20.2% 21.1% 21.5% 21.8% 22.4% 23.0%
Polycystic Kidneys 6.6% 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 6.3% 6.4% 6.4% 6.5% 6.5% 6.6%
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases 4.6% 4.5% 4.4% 4.3% 4.1% 3.9% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 3.4%
Renovascular & Other Vascular Diseases 5.8% 5.7% 5.6% 5.6% 5.0% 4.3% 3.7% 3.4% 3.1% 2.9%
Congenital, Rare Familial, & Metabolic Disorders 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5%
Neoplasms 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Other 11.8% 11.5% 11.1% 11.2% 11.8% 12.1% 12.3% 12.6% 12.5% 12.0%
Unknown 4.1% 3.5% 3.2% 2.6% 2.2% 1.8% 1.4% 1.2% 1.0% 0.9%


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

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

(-) = None in category.