Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Medicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes, Aged 65 Years or Older, United States, 2021

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Sex Age-adjusted Rate
(per 100)
Overall 35.9
Males 37.7
Females 34.2
Sex Age Group
(in years)
Chronic Kidney Disease Estimated Cases
Attributable to DiabetesReports the estimated number of disease cases that are attributed to diabetes, which can be interpreted as the number of cases that would be reduced if diabetes were eliminated.
Total Cases Crude Rate
(per 100)
95% Confidence Interval
Lower Limit Upper Limit
Overall 65-74 2,493,974 29.6 29.5 29.6 1,830,830
75+ 3,009,377 42.9 42.8 42.9 1,671,470
Total 5,503,351 36.8 36.7 36.8 3,502,300
Males 65-74 1,350,349 31.1 31.0 31.1 983,940
75+ 1,499,486 45.1 45.0 45.1 824,300
Total 2,849,835 38.3 38.3 38.4 1,808,240
Females 65-74 1,143,625 28.0 27.9 28.1 846,900
75+ 1,509,891 41.0 40.9 41.0 847,170
Total 2,653,516 35.2 35.2 35.3 1,694,060

Data Source: 2021 Medicare Master Beneficiary Summary File

Note: Medicare analyses are restricted to adults aged 65 or older with full Fee-for-Service coverage during a 2-year period and then extrapolated to the entire Medicare population using a state/sex/age-specific multiplier.

Rural and Urban Areas Chronic Kidney Disease
Total Cases (in thousands) Crude Rate
(per 100)
95% Confidence Interval
Lower Limit Upper Limit
Urban Areas 5,052 37.3 37.2 37.3
Rural Areas 391 33.7 33.6 33.8

Data Source: 2021 Medicare Master Beneficiary Summary File

Note: Medicare analyses are restricted to adults aged 65 or older with full Fee-for-Service coverage during a 2-year period and then extrapolated to the entire Medicare population using a state/sex/age-specific multiplier.

Counties were categorized as rural or urban following the 2013 National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural Classification Scheme. Urban counties include large central metropolitan, large fringe metropolitan, medium metropolitan, small metropolitan, and micropolitan counties. Rural counties include noncore counties (i.e., nonmetropolitan counties that do not qualify as micropolitan).

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