Table KI 2: Clinical characteristics of adults on the kidney transplant waiting list on December 31, 2013, December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2023.
Candidates waiting for transplant on December 31 of the given year, regardless of first listing date. Diabetes status based on diagnosis and comorbid conditions. Missing cPRA indicates no unacceptable antigens were reported. cPRA, calculated panel-reactive antibody.
| 2013 |
2018 |
2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | Percent | N | Percent | N | Percent |
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| Diagnosis | ||||||
| Diabetes | 36385 | 34.7 | 38060 | 37.6 | 37205 | 39.2 |
| Hypertension | 25699 | 24.5 | 21971 | 21.7 | 19218 | 20.3 |
| Glomerulonephritis | 15239 | 14.6 | 14753 | 14.6 | 12709 | 13.4 |
| Cystic kidney disease | 8704 | 8.3 | 8957 | 8.9 | 8205 | 8.7 |
| Other/unknown | 18687 | 17.8 | 17424 | 17.2 | 17464 | 18.4 |
| NA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blood type | ||||||
| A | 29989 | 28.6 | 27731 | 27.4 | 25343 | 26.7 |
| AB | 2877 | 2.7 | 2596 | 2.6 | 2288 | 2.4 |
| B | 17120 | 16.3 | 16915 | 16.7 | 15292 | 16.1 |
| 0 | 54729 | 52.3 | 53924 | 53.3 | 51878 | 54.7 |
| cPRA | ||||||
| <1% or missing | 64808 | 61.9 | 62394 | 61.7 | 56463 | 59.6 |
| 1-<20% | 7821 | 7.5 | 9615 | 9.5 | 9986 | 10.5 |
| 20-<80% | 15337 | 14.6 | 16479 | 16.3 | 18068 | 19.1 |
| 80-<98% | 6970 | 6.7 | 5917 | 5.8 | 4611 | 4.9 |
| 98–100% | 9779 | 9.3 | 6761 | 6.7 | 5673 | 6 |
| All candidates | ||||||
| All candidates | 104715 | 100 | 101166 | 100 | 94801 | 100 |