KIDNEY TRANSPLANT AND DONATION DISPARITIES
Black donors were 2.35 times more likely to have a KDPI >85% (high risk), leading to increased non-use of these organs.
Kidney transplants are the only cure for failing kidneys. Despite higher rates of diagnosed disease, the average wait time for Black patients to receive a kidney transplant is a year longer than white patients, whose typical wait time is already of 3 to 5 years.
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