Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence Increased 70% Among Mexican-American Persons Between 2003 & 2016

Between the 2003 to 2004 and 2015 to 2016 evaluation periods, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) stabilized in the U.S. adult population. But during the same period, prevalence of CKD among Mexican-American persons increased about 70%, from about 3% in the 2003 to 2004 reporting period to about 5% in the 2015 to 2016 reporting period.

People with less than high school education and those with income below the federal poverty threshold had higher prevalence of CKD than their counterparts. There was a consistent gap in CKD prevalence between those with less than high school education . . .