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Racial Disparities in Pediatric Access to Kidney Transplantation: Does Socioeconomic Status Play a Role?
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PMID:  22226039     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Racial disparities persist in access to renal transplantation in the United States, but the degree to which patient and neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) impacts racial disparities in deceased donor renal transplantation access has not been examined in the pediatric and adolescent end-stage renal disease (ESRD) population. We examined the interplay of race and SES in a population-based cohort of all incident pediatric ESRD patients <21 years from the United States Renal Data System from 2000 to 2008, followed through September 2009. Of 8 452 patients included, 30.8% were black, 27.6% white-Hispanic, 44.3% female and 28.0% lived in poor neighborhoods. A total of 63.4% of the study population was placed on the waiting list and 32.5% received a deceased donor transplant. Racial disparities persisted in transplant even after adjustment for SES, where minorities were less likely to receive a transplant compared to whites, and this disparity was more pronounced among patients 18-20 years. Disparities in access to the waiting list were mitigated in Hispanic patients with private health insurance. Our study suggests that racial disparities in transplant access worsen as pediatric patients transition into young adulthood, and that SES does not explain all of the racial differences in access to kidney transplantation.
Authors:
R E Patzer; S Amaral; M Klein; N Kutner; J P Perryman; J A Gazmararian; W M McClellan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-1-6
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1600-6143     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-1-9     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100968638     Medline TA:  Am J Transplant     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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© Copyright 2012 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Emory Transplant Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Renal Division, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Emory Healthcare, Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA Renal Division, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
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