Sex and gender disparity exist in various stages of kidney transplantation. Females were
found to be less likely to be referred for kidney transplant, complete pre‐transplant …

Background Gender disparities in access to kidney transplantation are apparent, with
women being up to 20% less likely to receive kidney transplant compared with men across …

Sex and gender are often used as synonyms. However, while sex describes only a
biological state, gender is a dynamic concept that takes into account psychosocial and …

Background In recent years, there has been increasing interest in studying differences in
recipient sex in renal disease treatment, access to renal replacement therapy, and …

Background. Referral for kidney transplant (KT) is variable, with women often
disadvantaged. This study aimed to better characterize Canadian transplant referral …

Results Baseline characteristics At dialysis initiation, women (vs. men) were more likely to
be Black (56.24% vs. 50.09%), obese (mean BMI 31.6 kg/m2 vs. 29.8 kg/m2), have Medicaid …

Introduction Persistent findings suggest women and patients identified as “female” are less
likely to receive a kidney transplant. Furthermore, the limited research on transplantation …

Background Gender and racial disparities in kidney transplant access are well established,
however how gender and race interact to shape access to kidney transplant is less clear …

Kidney transplantation is the most successful kidney replacement therapy available,
resulting in improved recipient survival and societal cost savings. Yet, nearly 70 years after …

Kidney transplantation provides the best form of kidney replacement therapy with
improvement in quality of life and longevity. However, disparity exists in its availability …