Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of kidney transplant recipients in the Canadian Organ Replacement Registry (excluding Quebec) undergoing transplantation between April 2001 and December 2008

Sex

Male

3,779

61.8

Female

2,337

38.2

Age at transplant (years)

<15

213

3.5

15 to <40

1,600

26.2

40 to <55

2,139

35.0

55 to < 70

1,905

31.1

70 and over

259

4.2

Total length of follow-up

< 60 days^a

37

0.6

60 days to < 3 years

2,588

42.3

3 years to < 5 years

1,538

25.2

5 years and over

1,953

31.9

Year of renal transplant

2001

538

8.8

2002

712

11.6

2003

719

11.8

2004

728

11.9

2005

762

12.4

2006

879

14.4

2007

904

14.8

2008

874

14.3

Total (excluding the first 60 days)

6,079

99.4

Total

6,116

100.0