title: End state renal disease among Native Americans, 1983-86.
abstract: We used data reported to Medicare from 1983 through 1986 to determine the incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among Native Americans and Whites in the United States. The 1,075 Native American cases represented an annual incidence, age-adjusted to the White population, of 269 per million, 2.8 times the rate for Whites. Fifty-six percent of Native American cases and 27 percent of the White cases were attributed to diabetes, indicating that ESRD is a major problem. Diabetes control provides the greatest opportunity for prevention.
authors.affiliation: Division of Diabetes Translation (E08), Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Marfin
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Eggers
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Helgerson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007198:Indians, North American; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology