Chronic kidney disease is an important clinical condition beset with racial and ethnic
disparities that are associated with social inequities. Many medical schools and health …

Significant disparities in CKD rates and outcomes exist between black and white Americans.
Health disparities are defined as health differences that adversely affect disadvantaged …

Background Many patients receiving dialysis in the USA share the socioeconomic
characteristics of underserved communities, and undergo routine monthly laboratory testing …

CKD is a national public health problem that afflicts persons of all segments of society.
Although racial/ethnic disparities in advanced CKD including dialysis-dependent …

Importance Studies elucidating determinants of residential neighborhood–level health
inequities are needed. Objective To quantify associations of structural racism indicators with …

Low socioeconomic status (SES) influences disease incidence and contributes to poor
health outcomes throughout an individual's life course across a wide range of populations …

Kidney pathophysiology is often complex, nonlinear and heterogeneous, which limits the
utility of hypothetical-deductive reasoning and linear, statistical approaches to diagnosis and …

Background Poor access to food among low-income adults has been recognized as a risk
factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), but there are no data for the impact of food …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a national public health problem beset by inequities in
incidence, prevalence, and complications across gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic …

BACKGROUND: Low socioeconomic status (SES) and African American race are both
independently associated with end-stage renal disease and progressive chronic kidney …