Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in South Asian and Black minorities: findings from a population based screening study in London, UK

Abstract

People of both South Asian and Black ethnic origin have 3–4 fold higher rates of acceptance onto renal replacement therapy than Caucasians in the UK. They are known to have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes and Blacks also have a higher prevalence of hypertension but little is known about the comparative prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in these ethnic groups.To investigate the prevalence of CKD in Blacks and …