Kidney Replacement Therapy Sequences: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients' 10-Year Treatment Histories.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

There are substantial racial/ethnic disparities in access to kidney replacement therapies (KRT). Although existing work often focuses on discrete treatment outcomes, a holistic depiction of racial/ethnic groups' differential experiences requires a longitudinal approach.

Study design

A sequence analysis in national registry data.

Setting & participants

Adults aged 18-64 years with incident kidney failure in 2009 in the United States Renal Data System database.

Exposure

Race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic Asian American [Asian-NH], non-Hispanic African American or Black [Black-NH], Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White [White-NH]) and age group (18-44 years and 45-64 years).

Outcome

Ten-year KRT modality sequences (in-center dialysis, home dialys

SUBMITTER: Pessin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12775809 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature