Table-I.

Summary demographic, laboratory parameters, and cardiovascular events (n=136).

Variables	Frequency (%)	Mean	Median ± IQR
Socio-demographic Factors
Age		50.96	55 ± 20
15-34	22 (16.2)
35-54	44 (32.4)
55-74	66 (33.1)
≥75	4 (2.9)
Gender
Male	68 (50.0)
Female	68 (50.0)
Race
Malay	70 (51.5)
Chinese	48 (35.3)
Indian	18 (13.2)
Causes of ESRD
DM	45 (33.1)
DM + HPT	32 (23.5)
Unknown	24 (17.6)
HPT	15 (11.1)
GN	2 (1.5)
SLE	1 (0.7)
Co-morbidities
HPT	130 (95.6)
DM	90 (66.2)
Hyperlipidaemia	79 (58.1)
Pre-existing CV event	43 (31.6)
Essential Laboratory Parameters
Lipid Profile
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)		5.17 ± 1.70
LDL (mmol/L)			3.11 ± 1.47
HDL (mmol/L)			1.15 ± 0.40
Triglyceride (mmol/L)			1.86 ± 1.29
Serum Calcium (mmol/L)			2.19 ± 0.31
Serum Phosphate (mmol/L)		1.42 ± 0.53
Random Blood Glucose (mmol/L)		8.18 ± 5.50
Haemoglobin (g/dL)			10.40 ± 2.40
Cardiovascular Event
CV event (overall)	37 (27.2)
CVA	12(8.8)
IHD	7(5.1)
CCF	2(1.5)
PVD	16(11.8)

*DM: Diabetes Mellitus, HPT: Hypertension, GN: Glomerulonephritis, SLE: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,

LDL: Low density lipoprotein, HDL: High density lipoprotein, CVA: Cerebral vascular accident,

IHD: Ischaemic heart disease, CCF: congestive cardiac failure, PVD: peripheral vascular disease.