Table 1. Patient demographics and co-morbidities.

*Values are the number (equivalent to percentage)

Characteristic	Overall population (n=101)
Gender
Female	85
Male	16
Race
African American/Caribbean	87
Caucasian	9
Latino	3
Asian American	2
Co-morbidities
Hypertension	59
Diabetes Mellitus	16
Other rheumatic disease	15
Interstitial lung disease	12
Coronary artery disease	11
Other renal disease	5