Risk Factors for Incident CKD in Black and White Americans: The REGARDS Study.
Katharine L CheungDeidra C CrewsMary CushmanYa YuanKatherine WilkinsonD Leann LongSuzanne E JuddMichael G ShlipakJoachim H IxAlexander L BullenDavid G WarnockOrlando M GutiérrezPublished in: American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation (2023)
Established CKD risk factors accounted for higher risk of incident CKD in Black vs. White individuals. Albuminuria was a stronger risk factor for eGFR decline and incident CKD in Black compared to White individuals. Living in the US stroke belt is a novel risk factor for CKD.