Sex Differences in Primary Care–Based Chronic Kidney Disease Management

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2818992?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Qt_PJQtXHHkLFTR5BB-y9X9v6vDDF26l5V3NmYu1FXGKvD_j-BOA5bdAGm_a17Wu2xfmC-G7jIVhNtkNSoHedN5bw6w&_hsmi=307455970&utm_content=307455970&utm_source=hs_email More than 15% of women in the U.S. suffer from chronic kidney disease, compared to 12% of men. Yet new research published in JAMA found that women received worse kidney care than men: They were less likely to receive lab testing, be prescribed treatment, or have controlled blood pressure. Women were also less likely to be seen by a nephrologist. Many of the differences identified were relatively small, yet significant enough to deserve further investigation, write the authors, especially as they are consistent with international studies that have found similar inequities in CKD monitoring, prescriptions, and specialist referrals.