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An estimated 37 million U.S. adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD). In addition to cardiovascular-associated events, they are at risk for kidney failure or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) requiring dialysis or kidney transplant. In the 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, prevalence of CKD stages G1-4 was 14.2% among adult participants. One in three U.S. adults is at risk for CKD due to prevalent risk factors such as diabetes and/or high blood pressure. The incidence of CKD is projected to increase during the next 20 years because of increasing obesity rates and an aging U.S. population.1