income gradient in renal disease mortality in the united states

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Abstract
BackgroundNon-communicable diseases and associated mortality follow a social gradient and chronic kidney disease is not an exception to this rule. Intermediate behavioral and medical factors that may explain such social gradients are, however, still unknown.ObjectivesUsing nationally representative data in the United States, this study was conducted to investigate the mediating effect of medical and behavioral risk factors on the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and renal disease mortality.Patients and methodsAmericans’ Changing Lives Study (ACL), 1986–2011, is a 25-year nationally representative prospective cohort study. ACL followed 3,361 adults for up to 25 years. Income, education, and unemployment were the main predictors of interest. Death due to renal disease was the main outcome. Health behaviors (smoking, drinking, and exercise) and medical risk factors (diabetes, hypertension, and obesity) were the mediators. Cox proportional hazards models were used for data analysis.ResultsHigher income (HR = 0.75; 95% CI = 0.62–0.89) was associated with lower risk of death due to renal disease over the 25-year follow-up period. Although health behaviors and medical risk factors at baseline were also predictors of the outcome, they failed to explain the effect of income on death due to renal disease. That is, income was associated with death due to renal disease above and beyond all potential mediators including behavioral and medical risk factors.ConclusionSocioeconomic inequalities in the United States cause disparities in renal disease mortality; however, such differences are not due to health behaviors (smoking and drinking) and medical risk factors (hypertension and diabetes). To reduce disparities in renal disease mortality in the United States, policies should go beyond health behaviors and medical risk factors. While programs should help low-income individuals maintain exercise and avoid smoking, reduction of income disparities should be regarded as a strategy for reduction of disparities in renal disease mortality. By increasing minimum pay and minimizing the income gap, we may reduce disparities in renal disease mortality.
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Authors ;Shervin Assari;Shervin Assari;Maryam Moghani Lankarani
Journal Stroke
Year 2017
DOI
10.3389/fmed.2017.00190
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http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2017.00190/full
Keywords
hypertension Diabetes obesity socioeconomic status

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