Among patients with diabetes, early chronic kidney disease (CKD) is more prevalent in African Americans and Hispanics than in white individuals, according to research using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n = 2,310). Additionally, urinary albumin excretion (UAE) was found to be significantly associated with C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in Hispanic patients with the highest CRP levels (≥0.57 mg/dl) and in African Americans with mid-range CRP levels (0.02–0.56 mg/dl), reinforcing the role of inflammation in diabetes-related CKD.
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Ethnicity associated with early chronic kidney disease. Nat Rev Nephrol 10, 240 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2014.41
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