Association of Socioeconomic Status and Comorbidities with Racial Disparities during Kidney Transplant Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Black patients referred for kidney transplantation have surpassed many obstacles but likely face continued racial disparities before transplant. The mechanisms that underlie these disparities are unclear. We determined the contributions of socioeconomic status (SES) and comorbidities as mediators to disparities in listing and transplant.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We studied a cohort (n=1452 black; n=1561 white) of patients with kidney failure who were referred for and started the transplant process (2009-2018). We estimated the direct and indirect effects of SES (self-reported income, education, and employment) and medical comorbidities (self-reported and chart-abstracted) as mediators of racial disparities in listi

SUBMITTER: Murphy KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7274281 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature