Health inequities and the inappropriate use of race in nephrology
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Chronic kidney disease is an important clinical condition beset with racial and ethnic disparities that are associated with social inequities. Many medical schools and health centres across the USA have raised concerns about the use of race - a socio-political construct that mediates the effect of structural racism - as a fixed, measurable biological variable in the assessment of kidney disease. We discuss the role of race and racism in medicine and outline many of the concerns that have been raised by the medical and social justice communities regarding the use of race in estimated glomerular filtration rate equations, including its relationship with structural racism and racial inequities. Although race can be used to identify populations who experience racism and subsequent differential treatment, ignoring the biological and social heterogeneity within any racial group and inferring innate individual-level attributes is methodologically flawed. Therefore, although more accurate measures for estimating kidney function are under investigation, we support the use of biomarkers for determining estimated glomerular filtration rate without adjustments for race. Clinicians have a duty to recognize and elucidate the nuances of racism and its effects on health and disease. Otherwise, we risk perpetuating historical racist concepts in medicine that exacerbate health inequities and impact marginalized patient populations.
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2022 |
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2022 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18 |
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Nature reviews. Nephrology - 18(2022), 2 vom: 02. Feb., Seite 84-94 |
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Englisch |
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Date Completed 17.03.2022 Date Revised 14.02.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1038/s41581-021-00501-8 |
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