Clinical implications of removing race from estimates of kidney function
Methods| We used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES) characterizing a crosssectional sample of the noninstitutionalized US population
from 2001 to 2018, with response rates from 48.8% to 79.6%. Laboratory measurements,
including serum creatinine, were collected in mobile examination centers, and demographic
variables, including race/ethnicity, were self-reported in personal interviews. Participants
provided written consent using a protocol approved by the National Center for Health …
(NHANES) characterizing a crosssectional sample of the noninstitutionalized US population
from 2001 to 2018, with response rates from 48.8% to 79.6%. Laboratory measurements,
including serum creatinine, were collected in mobile examination centers, and demographic
variables, including race/ethnicity, were self-reported in personal interviews. Participants
provided written consent using a protocol approved by the National Center for Health …