Younger black patients have a higher risk of infection mortality that is mostly non ‐dialysis related: A national study of cause‐specific mortality among U.S. maintenance dialysis patients

Discussion Hispanics had the lowest risk for each major cause of death. Blacks were less likely to die than whites from most causes, except infection. The previously reported higher overall mortality rate for younger blacks is attributed to their two‐fold higher infection mortality, which is mostly non‐dialysis related, suggesting a new direction to improve their overall health status. Research is greatly needed to determine social and biological factors that account for the survival gap in dialysis among different racial/ethnic groups.
Source: Hemodialysis International - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research