Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Black Individuals in the US After Removal of the Black Race Coefficient From a Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimating Equation
Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham, Xiaosong Zhang, Dao Le, Michael Heung, Vahakn B. Shahinian, Hal Morgenstern, Rajiv Saran
Abstract
This cross-sectional study examines whether removal of the Black race coefficient from a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimating equation is associated with a change in the estimated prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general Black population and among Black veterans in the US.
Topics & Concepts
Renal functionKidney diseaseRace (biology)MedicinePopulationBlack maleDemographyInternal medicineBiologyEnvironmental healthSociologyGender studiesBotanyChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesHealthcare Policy and ManagementGlobal Health Care Issues