Superior Outcomes for Hispanics after Kidney Transplantation Overshadow Access Obstacles: Understanding the Hispanic Paradox

Hispanics suffer higher rates of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and end-stage renal disease, but lower kidney transplant (KT) evaluations, KT wait list additions, and KTs than non-Hispanic Whites (NHW).

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - September 30, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Alyson Cunningham, Mohammed Ali, David O'Sullivan, Heather Kutzler, Caroline Rochon, Glyn Morgan, Patricia Ann Sheiner, Oscar K. Serrano Tags: Transplantation and Tissue Engineering Source Type: research