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Incidence and causes of ESRD among Canadian Aboriginals

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Researchers have found that the incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is significantly higher among Aboriginal Canadians aged <22 years than among age-matched white individuals (incidence rate ratio 1.82 for Aboriginal boys and 3.24 for Aboriginal girls). Congenital disease was less common and glomerulonephritis was more common among Aboriginal ESRD patients aged <40 years than in their white counterparts. By contrast, diabetes was the most common cause of ESRD among Aboriginal individuals aged ≥40 years.

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  1. Samuel, S. M. et al. Incidence and causes of end-stage renal disease among Aboriginal children and young adults. CMAJ doi:10.1503/cmaj.120427

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Incidence and causes of ESRD among Canadian Aboriginals. Nat Rev Nephrol 8, 612 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2012.200

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