Prevalence and Characteristics of CKD in the US Military Health System: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

The US Military Health System (MHS) is a global health care network with a diverse population that is more representative of the US population than other study cohorts and with fewer disparities in health care access. We aimed to examine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the MHS and within demographic subpopulations.

Study design

Multiple cross-sectional analyses of demographic and claims-based data extracted from the MHS Data Repository, 1 for each fiscal year from 2006-2015.

Setting & population

Multicenter health care network including active-duty military, retirees, and dependents. The average yearly sample size was 3,285,348 individuals.

Exposures

Age, sex, race, active-duty status, and active-duty rank (a surrogate fo

SUBMITTER: Oliver JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257409 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature