Race and Mortality in CKD and Dialysis: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objectives

Few studies have investigated racial disparities in survival among dialysis patients in a manner that considers risk factors and mortality during the phase of kidney disease before maintenance dialysis. Our objective was to explore racial variations in survival among dialysis patients and relate them to racial differences in comorbid conditions and rates of death in the setting of kidney disease not yet requiring dialysis therapy.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Settings & participants

3,288 black and white participants in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC), none of whom were receiving dialysis at enrollment.

Exposure

Race.

Outcome

Mortality.

Analytic approach

Cox proportional hazards regression was used

SUBMITTER: Ku E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7042055 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature