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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2025

Evaluating Disparities in End-Stage Kidney Disease Survival Among American Indian/Alaska Native Persons with Diabetes.

Brandon M Varilek, Mary J Isaacson, Hossein Moradi Rekabdarkolaee

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Brandon M VarilekUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, 985330 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5330, USA. bvarilek@unmc.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9426-5453
Mary J IsaacsonCollege of Nursing, Graduate Nursing, South Dakota State University, Rapid City, SD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8158-5260
Hossein Moradi RekabdarkolaeeDepartment of Mathematics & Statistics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3449-4953

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TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH COREP30DK092923 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Angela Gwen Brega · 2011 to 2026
$10.2M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092923NIDDK NIH HHS P30DK092923 - Subawardee
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backgroundAmerican Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) disproportionately suffer from diabetes compared to non-Hispanic whites (NHW). In 2013, 69% of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in AI/ANs was caused by diabetes (ESKD-D) but accounts for only 44% of ESKD diagnoses in the overall USA population. Moreover, the diagnosis of diabetes and ESKD-D may be significantly related to social determinants of health. The purpose of this study was to conduct a survival analysis of AI/ANs and NHWs diagnosed with ESKD-D nationally and by Indian Health Service region and correlate the survival analysis to the Area Deprivation Index® (ADI®).

methodsThis manuscript reports a retrospective cohort analysis of 2021 United States Renal Data System data. Eligible patient records were AI/AN and NHWs with diabetes as the primary cause of ESKD and started dialysis on January 1, 2014, or later.

resultsA total of 81,862 patient records were included in this analysis, of which 1798 (2.2%) were AI/AN. AI/ANs survive longer, with an 18.4% decrease in risk of death compared to NHW. However, AI/ANs are diagnosed with ESKD-D and start dialysis earlier than NHWs. ADI® variables became significant as ADI® ratings increased, meaning persons with greater social disadvantage had worse survival outcomes.

conclusionsThe findings reveal that AI/ANs have better survival outcomes than NWH, explained in part by initiating dialysis earlier than NHW. Additional research is needed to explore factors (e.g., social determinants; cultural; physiologic) that contribute to earlier diagnosis of ESKD-D in AI/ANs and the impact of prolonged dialysis on quality of life of those with ESKD-D.

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Diabetes MellitusHealth Status DisparitiesKidney Failure, ChronicAdultAgedAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeCox proportional hazards modelEnd-stage kidney diseaseHealth disparitiesKaplan–Meier estimatorSocial determinants of health

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