title: End-stage renal disease in African-Americans.
abstract: The African-American community comprises approximately 12.4% of the total American population, but they account for 30.8% of patients diagnosed with end stage renal disease (ESRD). This article focuses first on theories explaining the high prevalence of ESRD in African-Americans. Two major causes of ESRD, hypertension and Type II diabetes, and their relationship to African-Americans are explored. Morbidity, familial risk and new incidences are addressed. Lastly, a screening project for African-Americans at risk for ESRD is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Boone
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001724:Birth Weight; D015984:Causality; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D015994:Incidence; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008019:Life Style; D008403:Mass Screening; D009017:Morbidity; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology