Association of Race and Body Mass Index With ESRD and Mortality in CKD Stages 3-4: Results From the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)

African American race was associated with a higher incidence of ESRD, but not mortality. Although obesity may be a heterogeneous disease state in African Americans and whites with CKD, there does not appear to be a significant interaction between race and BMI in progression to ESRD or death.