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- Title
End State Renal Disease among Native Americans, 1983-86.
- Authors
Newman, Jeffrey M.; Marfin, Anthony A.; Eggers, Paul W.; Helgerson, Steven D.
- Abstract
Abstract: We used data reported to Medicare from 1983 through 1986 to determine the incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among Native Americans and Whites in the United States. The 1,075 Native American cases represented an annual incidence, ageadjusted to the White population, of 269 per million, 2.8 times the rate for Whites. Fifty-six percent of Native American cases and 27 percent of the White cases were attributed to diabetes, indicating that ESRD is a major problem. Diabetes control provides the greatest opportunity for prevention. (Am J Public Health 1990; 80:318-319.)
- Subjects
CHRONIC kidney failure; NATIVE Americans; CAUCASIAN race; MEDICARE; HEALTH policy; DIABETES; NATIONAL health insurance; KIDNEY diseases; PUBLIC health
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1990, Vol 80, Issue 3, p318
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.80.3.318