American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 191-193 , August 2009

Birth Weight: A Predictive Medicine Consideration for the Disparities in CKD

  • Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH, Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Cannon St, 3rd Fl, Charleston, SC 29425
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  • David J.P. Barker, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
    • University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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    Trends in low-birth-weight (<2,500 g) rates per 100 births by race (white and African American) from 1974 to 2006 in South Carolina. During the study period, African Americans maintained rates nearly

    Trends in low-birth-weight (<2,500 g) rates per 100 births by race (white and African American) from 1974 to 2006 in South Carolina. During the study period, African Americans maintained rates nearly 2-times greater than whites. Rates of low birth weights are increasing in all births regardless of race.

PII: S0272-6386(09)00645-3

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.04.012

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 191-193 , August 2009

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