Evaluating Disparities in End-Stage Kidney Disease Survival Among American Indian/Alaska Native Persons with Diabetes.
Brandon M VarilekMary J IsaacsonHossein Moradi RekabdarkolaeePublished in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2024)
The findings reveal that AI/ANs have better survival outcomes than NWH, explained in part by initiating dialysis earlier than NHW. Additional research is needed to explore factors (e.g., social determinants; cultural; physiologic) that contribute to earlier diagnosis of ESKD-D in AI/ANs and the impact of prolonged dialysis on quality of life of those with ESKD-D.