Evaluation of Racial Disparities in Pediatric Kidney Transplant.

Factors associated with long‐term graft survival in pediatric kidney transplant recipients

“…25,26 Specifically, African Americans have worse transplant survival outcomes than other ethnicities. 7,[27][28][29] Living donor transplant rates, which have been shown to lead to better long-term outcomes, were much lower in African Americans (33%) than in whites (64%). 3 Additionally, as mentioned in the results, our data showed that African American recipients had worse immune matching, less access to private insurance, and had higher rates of dialysis before transplant.…”

“…This disparity in transplant outcomes across ethnicities has been well documented in adult and pediatric populations 25,26 . Specifically, African Americans have worse transplant survival outcomes than other ethnicities 7,27‐29 . Living donor transplant rates, which have been shown to lead to better long‐term outcomes, were much lower in African Americans (33%) than in whites (64%) 3 .…”