This theme focuses on the interactions between nations that affected North American history in the colonial period, and on the influence of the United States on world affairs.
In the model-based lifetime projections, the risk of ESRD was highest among persons in the youngest age group, particularly among young blacks. The 15-year observed risks after donation among kidney donors in the United States were 3.5 to 5.3 times as high as the projected risks in the absence of donation.
Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) form a significant number of patients in the community, and kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment. However, many of these patients (about 60%) are not good candidates for kidney transplantation.