Ethnic and geographic disparities in proteinuria and high blood pressure: a cross-sectional study from community kidney screenings in the Washington DC area

Authors

• Abdelrhman Refaey, Department of Surgery, The George Washington Transplant Institute, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA. arefaey@mfa.gwu.edu.
• Alexander Bunce, Department of Surgery, The George Washington Transplant Institute, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
• Ahmed Ebeid, Department of Surgery, The George Washington Transplant Institute, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
• Ahmed Attia, Department of Surgery, The George Washington Transplant Institute, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
• Omar Saadi, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
• Ishan Abdullah, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
• Jacob Zarkower, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
• Mohamed Abdou, Department of Surgery, The George Washington Transplant Institute, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
• Clive O. Callender, Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
• Joseph K. Melancon, Department of Surgery, The George Washington Transplant Institute, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
• Pablo Serrano Rodriguez, Department of Surgery, The George Washington Transplant Institute, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA. pserrano@mfa.gwu.edu.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

12-23-2025

Journal

BMC nephrology

DOI

10.1186/s12882-025-04703-1

Keywords

CKD; Community screening; DC; Ethnic disparities; Hypertension; Kidney transplantation; Proteinuria

APA Citation

Refaey, Abdelrhman; Bunce, Alexander; Ebeid, Ahmed; Attia, Ahmed; Saadi, Omar; Abdullah, Ishan; Zarkower, Jacob; Abdou, Mohamed; Callender, Clive O.; Melancon, Joseph K.; and Rodriguez, Pablo Serrano, "Ethnic and geographic disparities in proteinuria and high blood pressure: a cross-sectional study from community kidney screenings in the Washington DC area" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 8372.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/8372

Department

Surgery