Diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are two diseases that increasingly bur
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Diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are two diseases that increasingly burden the senior population in the United States. A large national sample of healthcare visits to the Veteran’s Affairs Health System indicates that 9.1% of veterans in their 60s have stage 3–5 CKD. However, this rate is 14.1% among veterans in their 60s diagnosed with diabetes and only 6.4% among veterans in their 60s without diabetes.
Diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are two diseases that increasingly burden the senior population in the United States. A large national sample of healthcare visits to the Veteran’s Affairs Health System indicates that 9.1% of veterans in their 60s have stage 3–5 CKD. However, this rate is 14.1% among veterans in their 60s diagnosed with diabetes and only 6.4% among veterans in their 60s without diabetes.
Fill in the blanks (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.) P(CDK) POCDK Idiabetes) POCDK no diabetes)Explanation / Answer
P(CDK) = 0.091
P(CDK | diabetes) = 0.141
P(CDK | no diabetes) = 0.064