Open AccessRacial disparities in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease among incident end-stage renal disease patients
Author(s) -
Nataliya Volkova,
William McClellan,
J. Michael Soucie,
Anton C. Schoolwerth
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl078
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , population , dialysis , demography , odds ratio , epidemiology , kidney disease , endocrinology , environmental health , sociology
Prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and heart failure (HF) is higher among blacks as compared with whites in general population. This study describes unexpected racial differences in the prevalence of CHD and HF among incident dialysis patients, with whites being at a disadvantage.
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