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.
The 15-year predonation projection of the risk of ESRD for the average kidney-donor candidate varied according to age, sex, and race; the highest risks were among middle-aged black men (Figure 1A Figure 1 Projections of the Incidence of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in the United States According to Age, Race, and Sex for the Base-Case Scenario.