Table 1.
Patient demographics, comorbidities, and ESRD aetiology.
| Characteristics | Number (percentage) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 36 (54.5%) |
| Female | 30 (45.5%) |
| Age | |
| Mean (±SD) | 52.8 ± 16.9 years |
| Range | 19–79 years |
| Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 28 (42.4%) |
| Pacific | 20 (30.3%) |
| Māori | 10 (15.2%) |
| Others | 8 (12.1%) |
| BMI | |
| Mean (±SD) | 26.9 ± 4.9 |
| Range | 21–38 |
| HTN | |
| Yes | 55 (83.3%) |
| No | 11 (16.7%) |
| Diabetes | |
| Yes | 29 (43.9%) |
| No | 37 (56.1%) |
| ESRD cause | |
| Diabetes | 24 (36.4%) |
| Glomerulonephritis | 16 (24.2%) |
| Others | 15 (22.7%) |
| PCKD | 5 (7.6%) |
| HTN | 4 (6.1%) |