Chronic kidney disease is highly prevalent in older adults, affecting nearly 40% of people aged 65 or older.
KEY POINTS Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in older adults is a worldwide epidemic that affects nearly 40% of people aged 65 or older.11 In the United States, CKD in people aged 65 years and older is more common (38%) than in all other age groups.11 Over the last 4 decades, patients older than
Merchant et al. (Sun,) studied this question.