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A Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) illustrates the hypothesized causal relationships that underlie the connection between systemic oxidative stress (indicated by serum Prx4 levels) and the likelihood of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general population. Following the DAG, a distinct set of confounding factors were accounted for through conditioning to ensure the derivation of an unconfounded effect estimate.
