Natives at risk of worse organ transplant outcomes

From C.L.C. Weber et al., Kidney Transplantation Outcomes in Canadian Aboriginals, 6 Am. J. of Transplantation 1875 (2006).


"Aboriginals (i.e. Native American Indians) experience a very high rate of chronic kidney disease and comprise a
disproportionate number of individuals receiving renal replacement therapy." At 1875.

Natives are at risk of worse long-term outcomes after kidney transplants, at 1877. One of the factors is longer wait times, at 1878. Also, Natives are generally unhealthier ("Other than renal disease, Aboriginals are disproportionately affected by diabetes, hypertension, substance abuse, trauma and many other conditions."). At 1880.