Chronic Kidney Disease in New Zealand M āori and Pacific People

Summary: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) disproportionately affects M āori (the indigenous people of New Zealand [NZ]) as well as Pacific people, particularly from Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji. As New Zealand is home to the largest population of Pacific people, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands fulfil the definition of a CKD ‘hotspot’. Although diabetic nephropathy i s the major cause of CKD, with disproportionately higher rates in NZ Māori and Pacific people, there is increasing evidence that there is a familial predisposition to CKD that is not due to diabetes.
Source: Seminars in Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research