The Role of Place in Disparities Affecting Black Men Receiving Hemodialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Black men are over-represented in the end stage kidney disease population and are at disproportionate risk of unfavorable outcomes. There is a paucity of investigation to elucidate the mediators of this risk. This study attempts to identify residential community attributes as a possible contributor.

Methods

A post-hoc analysis of prospectively collected data from a cohort of Black men enrolled in the US Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS), 2010--2015, linked to the American Community Survey, by dialysis facility zip codes was undertaken. The exposure variable was the dialysis facility community composition as defined by percent Black residents. Negative binomial regression was used to estimate incidence rate ratio (IRR) of hospitalization (firs

SUBMITTER: Golestaneh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7879205 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature