Open AccessRenal failure among male Hispanics in the United States.
Author(s) -
Anne Page Chiapella,
Howard Feldman
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.85.7.1001
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , incidence (geometry) , disease , gerontology , diabetes mellitus , end stage renal disease , epidemiology , endocrinology , optics , physics , sociology
This study examined epidemiologic patterns and time trends among male patients with Hispanic surnames in the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program and compared US Hispanics with non-Hispanic Blacks and Whites. Male Hispanics had substantially higher proportions of end-stage renal disease attributed to diabetes than did Blacks and Whites. There were notable regional differences among Hispanics. Between 1980 and 1990, the incidence of treated renal failure among Hispanics increased more than that among Blacks or Whites. The increasing number of Hispanics in the United States with end-stage renal disease emphasizes the importance of explicit health evaluations and prevention strategies for Hispanic populations.