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- Title
Examination of sex/gender disparities across the continuum of kidney transplant steps.
- Authors
Harding, Jessica L; Di, Mengyu; Pastan, Stephen O; Doucet, Nicole; Rossi, Ana; DuBay, Derek; Rice, Teresa; Patzer, Rachel E
- Abstract
This article examines the disparities between men and women in the kidney transplant process. It finds that women with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are less likely to be waitlisted for or receive a kidney transplant compared to men, even though their post-transplant survival rates are similar or better. The study focuses on the early steps of referral and evaluation, which are not captured in national surveillance data. The research shows that women are less likely to be referred and start the evaluation process, but equally likely to be waitlisted once evaluated. The disparities vary by age, race, and obesity. Understanding the underlying factors behind these disparities is crucial for developing interventions and policies to reduce gender inequities in kidney transplantation.
- Subjects
GENDER inequality; KIDNEY transplantation; MEDICAID; ORGAN transplant waiting lists; STUDENT health services; OBESITY in women; DIGESTIVE system diseases
- Publication
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2024, Vol 39, Issue 4, p717
- ISSN
0931-0509
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ndt/gfad242