Table 1.
Candidate characteristics by initial waitlist status and subsequent activity, 2000–2011*
| Always Inactive | Started Inactive, But Active At Least Once | Started Active, But Inactive At Least Once | Always Active | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 18,385 (7.0%) | 31,431 (12.0%) | 76,031 (28.9%) | 136,977 (52.1%) |
| Age (mean, years) | 53.4 | 51.7 | 52.0 | 51.0 |
| Sex (%): | ||||
| Male | 6.9 | 12.0 | 28.7 | 52.5 |
| Female | 7.2 | 11.9 | 29.3 | 51.6 |
| Race (%): | ||||
| Caucasian | 6.5 | 12.2 | 27.8 | 53.5 |
| African-American | 7.7 | 12.0 | 31.6 | 48.7 |
| Other | 7.2 | 11.4 | 28.0 | 53.4 |
| Cause of Kidney Disease (%): | ||||
| Glomerulonephritis | 5.1 | 12.0 | 26.9 | 56.0 |
| Diabetes | 8.9 | 12.0 | 31.1 | 48.1 |
| Congenital | 5.0 | 13.2 | 25.5 | 56.4 |
| Hypertension | 7.1 | 11.8 | 29.6 | 51.5 |
| Other | 6.4 | 11.5 | 27.5 | 54.7 |
| Dialysis Status at Listing (%): | ||||
| Preemptive | 7.5 | 13.5 | 24.4 | 54.7 |
| Hemodialysis | 6.4 | 10.9 | 31.0 | 51.7 |
| Peritoneal Dialysis | 4.7 | 11.4 | 30.9 | 53.0 |
| BMI (mean, kg/m2) | 29.7 | 28.6 | 28.4 | 27.7 |
| Previous (non-kidney) transplant (%) | 6.5 | 10.2 | 28.9 | 54.4 |
| Diabetes (%) | 8.8 | 12.0 | 30.9 | 48.3 |
| Peripheral vascular disease (%) | 9.9 | 12.5 | 33.6 | 44.0 |
| Hepatitis C (%)** | 4.2 | 7.6 | 21.8 | 66.3 |
| Poor functional status (%) | 8.2 | 9.2 | 29.3 | 53.3 |
| Multi-listed (%) | 1.2 | 15.3 | 39.7 | 43.9 |
| Time spent active (mean, percentage) | 0.0 | 59.5 | 65.3 | 100.0 |
| Region (%): | ||||
| 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, East VT) | 4.3 | 7.5 | 39.5 | 48.8 |
| 2 (DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, WV, North VA) | 7.3 | 11.6 | 24.6 | 56.5 |
| 3 (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR) | 5.0 | 9.3 | 33.3 | 52.3 |
| 4 (OK, TX) | 7.6 | 10.9 | 26.4 | 55.1 |
| 5 (AZ, CA, NV, NM, UT) | 7.0 | 9.4 | 28.5 | 55.2 |
| 6 (AL, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA) | 9.0 | 22.3 | 36.4 | 32.3 |
| 7 (IL, MN, ND, SD, WI) | 7.4 | 14.1 | 23.2 | 55.4 |
| 8 (CO, IO, KS, MO, NE, WY) | 4.2 | 19.9 | 27.7 | 48.2 |
| 9 (NY, West VT) | 14.2 | 17.8 | 19.9 | 48.0 |
| 10 (IN, MI, OH) | 2.3 | 8.2 | 40.0 | 49.6 |
| 11 (KY, NC, SC, TN, Southern VA) | 8.7 | 13.3 | 29.8 | 48.2 |
*
For continuous variables, mean values reflect the cell-wise mean. For categorical variables, % reflects the row-wise percentage.
**
Candidate indicated a willingness to accept an HCV positive organ – used as a proxy for the candidate’s HCV status.