Title: Kidney Disease: The Basics | National Kidney Foundation
Headings: Kidney Disease: The Basics
Kidney Disease: The Basics
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Fast Facts
What is Kidney Disease?
What Causes Kidney Disease?
How is Kidney Disease Treated?
How Many People Require Dialysis or Transplant?
Who is at Risk for Kidney Disease?
What's Behind Racial Disparities in Kidney Disease?
How are Children and Adolescents Affected by Kidney Disease?
What are the Costs to Treat Kidney Disease?
How Do You Prevent Kidney Disease?
Early Detection
Keep Kidneys Healthy
Preventative Medicine Pays Off

Content: heart disease; past damage to kidneys; and being in minority populations that have high rates of diabetes or high blood pressure, such as Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders, and American Indians or Alaska Natives (Note: current CDC/ NHANES demographic terminology.). What's Behind Racial Disparities in Kidney Disease? People from some groups are more likely to develop kidney disease than others. Many factors can contribute to these groups being at higher risk, ranging from societal to medical reasons. A breakdown of kidney disease rates within demographic categories of the general population of the United States for 2015—2018 (USRDS, Prevalence of CKD in U.S. adults within age, sex, race/ethnicity, & risk factor categories) showed: 16.0% Non-Hispanic Black or African American; 15.7% Non-Hispanic White;