Table I.

Patient characteristics, investigations, and other medical comorbidities

Patient characteristics (N = 43)	N (%)
Age, mean ± SD (years)	62 ± 16
Female sex, N (%)	22 (51.2)
Ethnicity, N (%)
Chinese	31 (72.1)
Malay	7 (16.3)
Indian	1 (2.3)
Others∗	4 (9.3)
Comorbid medical conditions, N (%)
Diabetes mellitus	8 (18.6)
Hypertension	24 (55.8)
Dyslipidemia	20 (46.5)
Chronic kidney disease	14 (32.5)
Ischemic heart disease	7 (16.3)
Respiratory disease	2 (4.7)
Neurologic disease	10 (23.3)
Dermatologic disease	4 (9.3)
Autoimmune disease	1 (2.3)
Malignancy	4 (9.3)
Hepatobiliary disease	1 (2.3)

SD, Standard deviation.

^∗Caucasian, Eurasian, Ukrainian, Pakistani.