Table KI 4. Listing characteristics of adults on the kidney transplant waiting list on December 31, 2006, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2016.
Candidates waiting for transplant on December 31, 2006, December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2016, regardless of first listing date; and multiple listings are collapsed.
| Characteristic | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Percent | N | Percent | N | Percent | |
| Transplant history | ||||||
| First | 55,812 | 83.5% | 75,496 | 84.9% | 83,505 | 87.5% |
| Retransplant | 11,006 | 16.5% | 13,388 | 15.1% | 11,951 | 12.5% |
| Wait time | ||||||
| < 1 year | 23,062 | 34.5% | 25,472 | 28.7% | 25,134 | 26.3% |
| 1–< 2 years | 15,202 | 22.8% | 20,426 | 23.0% | 18,818 | 19.7% |
| 2–< 3 years | 10,144 | 15.2% | 14,900 | 16.8% | 15,415 | 16.1% |
| 3–< 4 years | 6393 | 9.6% | 9867 | 11.1% | 12,160 | 12.7% |
| 4–< 5 years | 4367 | 6.5% | 6729 | 7.6% | 8347 | 8.7% |
| ≥ 5 years | 7650 | 11.4% | 11,490 | 12.9% | 15,582 | 16.3% |
| Will accept KDPI*> 85% | 29,294 | 43.8% | 41,859 | 47.1% | 45,219 | 47.4% |
| Tx type | ||||||
| Kidney alone | 64,124 | 96.0% | 86,052 | 96.8% | 92,621 | 97.0% |
| Kidney-pancreas | 2297 | 3.4% | 2081 | 2.3% | 1720 | 1.8% |
| Kidney-liver | 325 | 0.5% | 635 | 0.7% | 909 | 1.0% |
| Kidney-heart | 58 | 0.1% | 107 | 0.1% | 191 | 0.2% |
| Other | 14 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.0% | 15 | 0.0% |
| All candidates | 66,818 | 100.0% | 88,884 | 100.0% | 95,456 | 100.0% |
KDPI, kidney donor profile index.
*
Prior to 2014, includes willingness to accept expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidney. KDPI $>$85% is local non-zero HLA mismatch only.