Total (N = 87)

Male (n = 46)

Female (n = 41)

P

Age (years)

50.9 ± 13.3

54.8 ± 14.4

46.5 ± 10.4

0.003

CKD aetiology

DM

27 (31.03)

13 (28.26)

14 (34.15)

0.34

CGN

5 (5.75)

2 (4.35)

3 (7.32)

HIV

9 (10.34)

2 (4.35)

7 (17.07)

Hypertension

28 (32.18)

19 (41.30)

9 (21.95)

Others

18 (20.70)

10 (21.74)

8 (19.51)

BMI

26.51 ± 5.80

25.07 ± 4.06

27.80 ± 6.86

0.23

Serum sodium

134.24 ± 22.78

133.78 ± 21.71

134.78 ± 22.14

0.84

Serum potassium

4.61 ± 0.88

4.55 ± 0.77

4.68 ± 0.99

0.54

Serum chloride

103.14 ± 6.98

100.70 ± 7.04

105.99 ± 5.80

<0.001

Serum bicarbonate

21.23 ± 4.18

21.13 ± 4.04

21.34 ± 4.39

0.84

Proportion on dialysis

21 (24.14)

11 (23.91)

10 (24.39)

0.96

Blood pressure stages

Normal

2 (2.30)

0 (0.00)

2 (4.88)

0.34

Elevated

1 (1.15)

1 (2.17)

0 (0.00)

Stage 1

10 (11.49)

6 (13.04)

4 (9.76)

Stage 2

74 (85.06)

35 (85.37)

39 (84.78)

Serum creatinine

240 (141 - 504)

245 (156 - 476)

221 (109 - 509)

0.41

CKD stage

1

8 (9.20)

2 (4.35)

6 (14.63)

2

12 (13.79)

6 (13.04)

6 (14.63)

3

27 (31.03)

16 (34.78)

11 (26.83)

4

17 (19.54)

11 (23.91)

6 (14.63)

5

23 (26.44)

11 (23.91)

12 (29.27)