Title: Kidney Disease Among African Americans: A Population Perspective - American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Headings: Kidney Disease Among African Americans: A Population Perspective
Kidney Disease Among African Americans: A Population Perspective
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Race and Health in the United States
Major CKD Risk Factors
Impact of Health Beliefs and Behaviors on CKD
Social Determinants of Health
Population-Level Health
Conclusions and Future Directions
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Content: African Americans are 3 times more likely to require renal replacement therapy then their non-Hispanic white counterparts. This article describes CKD-related disparities linked to a variety of clinical, socioeconomic, and cultural factors, as well as to select social determinants of health that are defined by social positioning and often by race within the United States. Our advancing understanding of these issues has led to improvements in patient outcomes and is narrowing the gap in disparities across most aspects of CKD and CKD risk factors. There are also extensive data indicating similar improvements in quality measures for patients on dialysis therapy. This article also reviews the state of CKD in African Americans from a population perspective and provides recommendations for the way forward. Index Words
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
race
disparities
social determinants
African American
population health
health beliefs
health behaviors
ethnicity
socioeconomic status (SES)
risk factor
review
Introduction
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem that disproportionally affects minority and low-income persons. 1
Nicholas S.B.
Kalantar-Zadeh K.
Norris K.C.
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