Most People in U.S. Cannot Donate Their Kidneys. Here's Why
By Anu Passary, Tech Times
By Anu Passary, Tech Times
"The study is led by nephrologist Dr. Anthony Bleyer of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and sheds light on the fact that nearly 75 percent of the U.S. population is ineligible to donate. The team studied samples of 7,000 Americans aged between 21 to 55 years via the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
The researchers observed a representative sample to ascertain the number of individuals who were incapable of being kidney donors as they suffered from health conditions that would prevent them from donating the organ. They discovered that nearly 55 percent of American adults were ineligible owing to "preventable" health conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and extreme alcohol consumption."
Read more: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/20295/20141116/most-people-in-u-s-cannot-donate-their-kidney-heres-why.htm#ixzz3JEwDjooM
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