Age- and Race-Specific Changes in End Stage Kidney Disease Incidence over Four Decades.

Distinct patterns in ESKD incidence among patients of different age, sex, and racial groups are shown. These findings could reflect changes in dialysis acceptance rates, access to preventive healthcare, incidence of diabetes mellitus, implementation of evidence-based guidelines for treatment of chronic kidney disease, or other unrecognized factors. There may be population-specific opportunities to change the growth of the US ESKD population and address current racial disparities.