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11863081

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
Although disparities in outcomes among African Americans compared with whites with respect to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, infant mortality, and other health standards have been well-described, these disparities are most dramatic with respect to kidney diseases. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) occurs almost 4 times more commonly in African Americans than in their white counterparts. These disparate rates of kidney disease may be caused by the complex interplay of genetic, environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic factors. African Americans are particularly vulnerable to the deleterious renal effects of hypertension and may require more aggressive blood pressure control than whites to accrue benefit with respect to preservation of renal function. Diabetes, the leading cause of ESRD in the United States, is another important factor in the excess renal morbidity and mortality of African Americans because of its prevalence in this population. Other renal diseases, especially those associated with HIV/AIDS, are also much more likely to affect African Americans than other American population subgroups. A more thorough understanding of the epidemiology of renal diseases in African Americans and the cultural, social, and biological differences that underlie racial disparities in prevalence of renal disease will be essential to the design of effective public health strategies for prevention and treatment of this burdensome problem.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9629
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
323
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
65-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
The epidemiology of end-stage renal disease among African Americans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University, Los Angeles, California 90059, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review