To our knowledge this is the first study exploring arterial stiffness in a population of Sri Lankan subjects with CKDu. In keeping with other studies from developed countries we have found that those with CKD have a higher PWV than those without CKD15. This is important because PWV is an established independent predictor of mortality and survival in CKD6,7 and is also modifiable16. Our control group, who had an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) >60 ml/min/1.73 m2, had comparable PWV values to those seen in other similar cohorts both in the presence12 and absence13 of diabetes