AARP News (blog) | Age 60 or Older? You Need Yearly Kidney Disease Test AARP News (blog) African-Americans, however, develop kidney disease at a younger age, and have a higher lifetime risk of end-stage kidney disease, when dialysis or kidney transplantation is needed, the study found. Photo: creativecommons.org. Also of Interest. FDA ... Lifetime risk for kidney disease trumps diabetes, heart attack |