1. Unraveling the racial disparities associated with kidney disease1
Keith C. Norris, MD, Lawrence Y. Agodoa 
Kidney International 
Volume 68, Issue 3, Pages (September 2005)
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2. Figure 1
The incidence of reported end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States in 2001, by race and ethnicity adjusted for age and gender4.
Data from the United States Renal Data System 2003.
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3. Figure 2
The incidence of reported type 2 diabetes-related end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States by race; combined data for
Rates adjusted for gender. Data from the United States Renal Data System 2003.
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4. Figure 3
Sociocultural influences on racial/ethnic minority health with implications for chronic kidney disease (CKD)49.
Modified from Cunningham (BMJ 2003).
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5. Figure 4
Probability of death by race and gender for urea reduction ratio in the United States87.
Reprinted with permission from the American Medical Association (JAMA 280: , 1998). Copyright (©) 1998, American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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6. Figure 5
The proportion of successful African American and white American cadaveric transplant patients by stage in the United States61. Definitions of steps in the transplant process: Step A, medically suitable and possibly interested; Step B, definitely interested; Step C, pretransplant workup complete and on waiting list; and Step D, moved up waiting list and received transplant.
Data from Alexander and Sehgal (JAMA 1998).
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