University of Bristol

ILD34

Previous studies of UK Renal Registry data have shown differences in access to dialysis and transplantation treatments between White, South Asian, and Black patients, but the characteristics and outcomes for UK Chinese people with kidney failure have not been described. We will describe the characteristics of UK Chinese patients with kidney failure, including age, sex, cause of kidney failure, and kidney function at start of dialysis treatment. We will describe the proportion of UK Chinese patients on haemodialysis, on peritoneal dialysis, and with a functioning kidney transplant. We will then compare characteristics and treatments for the UK Chinese population to the White patient population, to see if there are any important differences or similarities. For example, we will see whether Chinese people with kidney failure are less likely to receive a kidney transplant than people in the White population. We will compare groups with simple cross-tabulations and then with more advanced statistical models. We will include data on all adult patients who started renal replacement therapy between 1st January 1997 and 31st December 2016. This study will describe for the first time the characteristics of the UK Chinese renal patient population. It will help healthcare professionals, researchers and patients better understand the causes and consequences of kidney disease in the UK Chinese population and will investigate whether there is evidence of inequality in access to treatments for people in this group. This will help to better shape interventions in this group, as well as add to the work the UK Renal Registry is doing looking at fair and equal access to treatment for people from all ethnic groups.

05/06/2019