Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 112 patients recruited
Patient Characteristics | Frequency (%) / Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Males | 67 (59.8) |
Females | 45 (40.2) |
Age (years) | 54.04 ± 11.62 |
HD vintage (years) | 14.1 ± 9.7 |
Ethnicity | |
Malay | 55 (49.1) |
Chinese | 32 (28.6) |
Indian | 24 (21.4) |
Others | 1 (0.9) |
Primary Cause of ESKD | |
Diabetes Mellitus | 25 (22.3) |
Hypertension | 32 (28.6) |
Chronic Glomerulonephritis | 15 (13.4) |
Systemic Lupus Erythematous | 2 (1.8) |
Renal calculi/ Reflux nephropathy | 3 (2.7) |
Drug induced | 1 (0.9) |
Small kidneys | 1 (0.9) |
Unknown | 29 (25.9) |
Others | 4 (3.5) |
No. of patients who had RNA test prior to recruitment | 22 (19.6) |