The Combined Roles of Race/Ethnicity and Substance Use in Predicting Likelihood of Kidney Transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial/ethnic minorities face known disparities in likelihood of kidney transplantation. These disparities may be exacerbated when coupled with ongoing substance use, a factor also reducing likelihood of transplantation. We examined whether race/ethnicity in combination with ongoing substance use predicted incidence of transplantation.

Methods

Patients were enrolled between March 2010 and October 2012 at the time of transplant evaluation. Substance use data were retrieved from transplant evaluations. Following descriptive analyses, the primary multivariable analyses evaluated whether, relative to the referent group (White patients with no substance use), racial/ethnic minority patients using any substances at the time of evaluation were less likely to receive tran

SUBMITTER: DeBlasio RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9169160 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature