A researcher has found that young, minority, U. S. adults are afflicted in greater numbers with chronic kidney diseases.

The burden and progression of this disease needs to been assessed in this vulnerable population, suggests Dr. Andy Choi of the University of California, San Francisco.

Choi said in a statement, "Minorities in the United States are two to four times more likely than non-minorities to progress to end-stage renal disease. That represents a significant disparity that warrants greater study about the causes, consequences and preventive measures appropriate for people in this demographic."

Choi is co-author of a study, which examined data from 15,353 adults with non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease, receiving regular ambulatory care in the Community Health Network of San Francisco. (With Input from Agencies)