Tens of millions of African-Americans are disproportionately affected by chronic kidney disease. African-Americans are three times more likely than whites to have the disease. While they make up 13.2 percent of the U.S. population, they account for more than 35 percent of those on dialysis.
Source: Sun
African-Americans face higher rates of kidney disease as experts look at diet, stress, socioeconomic factors
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