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. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2035636.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35636.

Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Black Individuals in the US After Removal of the Black Race Coefficient From a Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimating Equation

Jennifer Bragg-Gresham  1   2 , Xiaosong Zhang  1   2 , Dao Le  3 , Michael Heung  1   2 , Vahakn Shahinian  1   2   4 , Hal Morgenstern  4   5   6 , Rajiv Saran  1   2   5
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Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Black Individuals in the US After Removal of the Black Race Coefficient From a Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimating Equation

Jennifer Bragg-Gresham et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines whether removal of the Black race coefficient from a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimating equation is associated with a change in the estimated prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general Black population and among Black veterans in the US.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Morgenstern reported receiving grants from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Distribution of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Using the CKD-EPI Equation With and Without the Race Coefficient Among US Black Adults 20 Years or Older
A, Data shown are from nationally representative samples of the US general population from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), 1999 to 2018 (n = 9682). B, Data are from the national Veterans Affairs Health System (n = 786 718 Black veterans). The vertical rules represent eGFR cutoffs of 30 and 60 mL/min/1.73 m3.
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