PubMed ID:
18215697
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2008
Affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine/Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. kduru@mednet.ucla.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.09.023
Authors:
Bakris G,
Brown W,
Chen SC,
Collins A,
Duru OK,
Jurkovitz C,
Klag M,
Li S,
McCullough PA,
McGill J,
Narva A,
Norris K,
Pergola P,
Singh A
Studies:
Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study
African American men with chronic kidney disease (CKD) progress to end-stage renal disease more rapidly than African American women or whites. Uncontrolled hypertension worsens CKD, and disparities in hypertension control may contribute to disparities in CKD progression.