Outcome disparities between African Americans and Caucasians in contemporary kidney transplant recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial disparities in African-American (AA) kidney transplant have persisted for nearly 40 years, with limited data available on the scope of this issue in the contemporary era of transplantation.

Methods

Descriptive retrospective cohort study of US registry data including adult solitary kidney transplants between Jan 1, 2005 to Dec 31, 2009.

Results

60,695 recipients were included; 41,426 Caucasians (68%) and 19,269 AAs (32%). At baseline, AAs were younger, had lower college graduation rates, were more likely to be receiving public health insurance and have diabetes. At one-year post-transplant, AAs had 62% higher risk of graft loss (RR 1.62, 95% CI 1.50-1.75) which increased to 93% at five years (RR 1.93, 95% CI 1.85-2.01). Adjusted risk of graft loss, ac

SUBMITTER: Taber DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5373991 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature