Who Has A Higher Risk For Kidney Disease?!

Health disparities in the United States are VERY real, so it is critical to focus on those groups that have worse outcomes so we can understand WHY that is, and how we can best help people who are most impacted by chronic disease.

Disparities are likely worsened by the fact that Black Americans tend to be massively underrepresented in research. Historically research is primarily skewed towards white men. If our data doesn’t represent the people we are trying to help, it makes it difficult to apply what we learn to everyone.

Research dollars are limited (especially in light of federal grant funding cuts/halts/slow downs) - so we have to make sure we use them wisely. Digging into the African American experience with kidney disease would provide valuable insight that might help us further identify why the risk of progressing to end stage kidney disease is so much greater in this community, and help us come up with interventions to help slow that disease progression. This is obviously massively beneficial for Black communities. If that isn’t enough to convince you, it will also help save taxpayer money. Kidney disease ALONE accounts for more than $130 BILLION Medicare dollars (more than 24% of total spending).

References:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14569100/

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/spotlight/HeartDiseaseSpotlight_2019_0404.pdf

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35041484/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK584396/

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