Table 5. Cumulative Transplantation Rate Following OPTN Wait Listing for Medicare ESRD Beneficiaries, by Selected Demographic Characteristics.
| Characteristic | n | Percent Transplanted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | ||
| Total | 41,168 | 46.0 (0.3) | 77.6 (0.3) | 85.8 (0.3) |
| Age | ||||
| Under 15 Years | 843 | 58.5 (1.7) | 58.5 (1.7) | 90.0 (1.7) |
| 15-24 Years | 3,103 | 48.4 (0.9) | 81.9 (0.9) | 89.5 (1.0) |
| 25-34 Years | 8,203 | 48.0 (0.6) | 79.2 (0.6) | 87.3 (0.7) |
| 35-44 Years | 10,881 | 46.7 (0.5) | 78.5 (0.5) | 86.7 (0.6) |
| 45-54 Years | 9,702 | 43.7 (0.5) | 75.4 (0.6) | 84.2 (0.7) |
| 55-64 Years | 6,607 | 43.6 (0.6) | 75.5 (0.7) | 82.9 (1.0) |
| 65-74 Years | 1,786 | 43.7 (1.2) | 71.3 (1.5) | 80.0 (2.8) |
| 75 Years or Over | 43 | 49.4 (7.9) | 79.8 (8.8) | 79.8 (8.8) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 25,000 | 47.4 (0.3) | 79.2 (0.3) | 87.7 (0.4) |
| Female | 16,168 | 43.8 (0.4) | 75.1 (0.4) | 83.0 (0.5) |
| Race | ||||
| Asian-American | 1,207 | 40.4 (1.4) | 75.9 (1.5) | 86.6 (1.8) |
| Black | 10,427 | 34.6 (0.5) | 69.0 (0.6) | 81.0 (0.8) |
| White | 28,513 | 51.0 (0.3) | 81.6 (0.3) | 88.2 (0.4) |
| Native American | 500 | 37.4 (2.2) | 73.2 (2.7) | 84.8 (3.1) |
| Other/Unknown | 521 | 22.7 (1.9) | 41.4 (2.6) | 45.2 (3.4) |
| Primary Diagnosis | ||||
| Diabetes | 10,862 | 47.5 (0.5) | 77.5 (0.6) | 86.1 (0.8) |
| Glomerulonephritis | 9,210 | 47.3 (0.5) | 79.7 (0.5) | 87.9 (0.6) |
| Hypertension | 7,254 | 39.9 (0.6) | 74.2 (0.7) | 83.9 (0.9) |
| Cystic Kidney Disease | 3,207 | 52.2 (0.9) | 85.2 (0.8) | 91.1 (0.9) |
| Interstitial Nephritis | 1,463 | 47.0 (1.3) | 80.1 (1.3) | 89.2 (1.7) |
| Obstructive Nephropathy | 577 | 49.5 (2.1) | 79.2 (2.1) | 89.7 (2.7) |
| Other | 2,875 | 43.9 (1.0) | 74.0 (1.1) | 82.6 (1.3) |
| Unknown | 2,499 | 49.5 (1.0) | 79.4 (1.0) | 87.3 (1.2) |
| Missing | 3,221 | 42.5 (0.9) | 70.8 (1.0) | 77.9 (1.1) |
NOTES: OPTN is Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. ESRD is end stage renal disease. Standard errors are in parentheses.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Bureau of Data Management and Strategy: End Stage Renal Disease Program Management and Medical Information System, 1988-92 Incidence Cohort (April 1994 Update); United Network for Organ Sharing: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Wait List and Removal Data Sets, May 1994 Update.