Divergent Trends by Patient Age in Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplant Access.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although non-Hispanic Black (Black) and non-Hispanic White (White) racial disparities in access to transplantation have decreased over the past 2 decades, it remains unclear whether trends are consistent across all ages and transplant steps.

Methods

We identified 1,091,206 White or Black adults initiating dialysis (cohort 1) and 226,703 adults waitlisted (cohort 2) in the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) from 2005 to 2019, followed through 2021. Study outcomes were as follows: (i) waitlisting (among patients on dialysis), (ii) living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) (among patients on dialysis), and (iii) deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) (among waitlisted adults). Individuals were grouped into eras (2005-2009, 2010-2014, and 2015-2019) based on dialy

SUBMITTER: Buford J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12348215 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature