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