Kidney disease in black Americans often goes undetected until the latest stages. In a study that included more than 3,400 black Americans who were interviewed and given physical examinations, about 20 percent were found to have chronic kidney disease. Fewer than 15 percent (about 1 in 6) knew they had the condition.
"It is imperative that new approaches be implemented to increase awareness, diagnosis and treatment -- for both the health-care provider and the patient," the researchers said. Their findings are published in the February issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
These findings also confirmed that certain factors increase the risk of kidney disease, including high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, a large waist size, older age and physical inactivity. Kidney failure is four times higher among black Americans than whites.
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I knew this! lol j/k but it always seems like things affect us more than other groups :( ugh I need to make a doctors appointment and get checked out! lol
ReplyDeleteAre there any demographic studies that have been done? I wonder if it a cause of conditions of livelihood, and accessibility to medical care.
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