TY - JOUR T1 - Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in South Asian and Black minorities: findings from a population based screening study in London, UK JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 64 LP - 64 DO - 10.1136/jech.2009.096727l VL - 63 IS - Suppl 2 AU - P. Roderick AU - L. Lightstone AU - S. Harris AU - M. Lapsley AU - M. Dockrell AU - E. Lim AU - J. Chambers AU - J. S. Kooner Y1 - 2009/10/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/63/Suppl_2/64.abstract N2 - People of both South Asian and Black ethnic origin have 3–4 fold higher rates of acceptance onto renal replacement therapy than Caucasians in the UK. They are known to have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes and Blacks also have a higher prevalence of hypertension but little is known about the comparative prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in these ethnic groups.To investigate the prevalence of CKD in Blacks and … ER -