African Americans are 3 times more likely than whites to develop ESRD (end-stage renal disease). Hispanics are 35% more likely than non-Hispanics to develop ESRD. cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/kidney_factsheet.pdf
In addition to its burden on health, CKD requires substantial US health care resources. ESRD costs Medicare $32.9 billion in 2010, and earlier stages of CKD cost Medicare an estimated $48 billion in 2010. kidney.org/sites/default/files/Future Burden of CKD.pdf