Table 9. Relative Likelihood of Transplantation, Wait Listing, and Post Wait Listing Transplant, by Selected Demographic Characteristics: Results of Proportional Hazards Modeling.
| Covariate | Comparison | Relative Risk Ratios | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Time to Transplant Following Renal Failure | Time to Wait List Following Renal Failure | Time to Transplant Following Wait List | ||
| Black | White | *0.374 | *0.642 | *0.655 |
| Asian-American | White | *0.826 | *1.321 | *0.800 |
| Native American | White | *0.668 | *0.828 | *0.710 |
| Under 15 Years | 25-34 Years | *1.911 | *0.703 | *1.293 |
| 15-24 Years | 25-34 Years | *1.291 | ns 1.033 | **1.074 |
| 35-44 Years | 25-34 Years | *0.705 | *0.839 | **0.953 |
| 45-54 Years | 25-34 Years | *0.400 | *0.559 | *0.865 |
| 55-64 Years | 25-34 Years | NR | NR | *0.850 |
| 65-74 Years | 25-34 Years | NR | NR | *0.773 |
| 75 Years or More | 25-34 Years | NR | NR | ns 0.931 |
| Male | Female | *1.133 | *1.080 | *1.136 |
| Diabetes | Glomerulonephritis | *0.690 | *0.701 | ns 0.963 |
| Hypertension | Glomerulonephritis | *0.754 | *0.843 | *0.852 |
| Interstitial Nephritis | Glomerulonephritis | *0.841 | *0.776 | ns 0.967 |
| Obstructive Nephropathy | Glomerulonephritis | *0.745 | *0.556 | ns 0.933 |
| Cystic Kidney Disease | Glomerulonephritis | *1.294 | *1.394 | *1.157 |
| Other | Glomerulonephritis | *0.661 | *0.688 | ns 0.975 |
| Unknown | Glomerulonephritis | *0.854 | *0.869 | ns 1.027 |
| Missing | Glomerulonephritis | *0.707 | *0.669 | *0.798 |
*
p > 0.001
**
p > 0.01
ns
p < 0.05
NOTES: NR is not in model.
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.