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. 2023 Feb 27;23(2):S21–S120. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.02.004

Table KI 11.

Demographic characteristics of pediatric candidates on the kidney transplant waiting list on December 31, 2011, December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2021. Candidates aged younger than 18 years at listing waiting for transplant on December 31 of the given year, regardless of first listing date. Age is determined on December 31 of the year. Distance is computed from candidate’s home zip code to the transplant center.

Characteristic 2011
2016
2021
N Percent N Percent N Percent
Age (years)
 1-5 182 14.5 246 16.8 216 12.7
 6-11 194 15.5 253 17.3 291 17.1
 12-17 470 37.5 494 33.7 575 33.9
 18+ 409 32.6 472 32.2 614 36.2
 <1 year 0 0 1 0.1 2 0.1
Sex
 Male 741 59 880 60 1054 62.1
 Female 514 41 586 40 644 37.9
Race
 White 487 38.8 571 38.9 709 41.8
 Black 329 26.2 350 23.9 353 20.8
 Asian 45 3.6 72 4.9 108 6.4
 Hispanic 375 29.9 438 29.9 467 27.5
 Other 19 1.5 35 2.4 61 3.6
Geography
 Metropolitan 1054 84 1259 85.9 1482 87.3
 Non-metropolitan 181 14.4 191 13 204 12
 Missing 20 1.6 16 1.1 12 0.7
Miles between candidate to center
 <50 miles 786 62.6 935 63.8 1105 65.1
 50-<100 217 17.3 227 15.5 278 16.4
 100-<150 101 8 114 7.8 108 6.4
 150-<250 86 6.9 109 7.4 114 6.7
 250+ 47 3.7 69 4.7 85 5
 Missing 18 1.4 12 0.8 8 0.5
All candidates
 All candidates 1255 100 1466 100 1698 100