Table 1: Group characteristics for participants grouped by Low and High NT-proBNP
Low NT-proBNP High NT-proBNP
Mean ± SD, Median (QR) or n (%) Mean ± SD, Median (QR) or n (%) p-value
Group n 1939 95
Women 1002 (52) 42 (44) 0.155
Men 937 (48) 53 (56)
Norwegian 849 (44) 25(26) <0.001
Russian 1090 (56) 70 (74)
Age (years) 55.2 ±8.5 58.1 ±8.3 0.001
Height (cm) 170 ±10.4 170 ±9.5 0.597
Weight (kg) 79.6 ±16.5 83.2 ±21 0.039
BMI (kg/m2) 27.7 ±5.2 26.8 ±5.2 0.038
Systolic BP (mmHg) 131 ±20 135 ±21 0.078
Diastolic BP (mmHg) 79.9 ±11.8 82.3 ±13.3 0.061
LDL Cholesterol (mmol/l) 3.7 ±0.9 3.3 ±1.0 <0.001
Cholesterol (mmol/l) 5.6 ±1.1 5.1±1.2 <0.001
Antihypertensive Drugs (n) 643 (29) 41 (71) <0.001
HbA1C (%) 5.6 ±0.7 5.9 ±0.9 0.001
Diabetes (n) 103 (5.3) 9 (9.5) 0.083
Smoking daily (n)** 1061 (55) 54 (57) 0.685
Creatinine (mmol/l) 80.1 ±16.1 103.2 ±88.3 <0.001
HS CRP (mg/l)‡ 1.26 (0.6/2.7) 2.8 (1.1/5.3) <0.001
NT-proBNP (n)‡ 52.6 (30.9/85.8) 373 (300/699) <0.001
Cardiac Pathology (n) 202 (10.4) 14 (14.7) 0.04
BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; LDL: low density lipoproteins; HbA1C: glycosylated hemoglobin. HS CRP: High sensitive C-reactive protein; Cardiac Pathology by Hx, Echocardiogram or ECG. ‡ NT-proBNP and HS CRP: median with quartiles **Refers to present and previous smoking BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; LDL: low density lipoproteins; HbA1C: glycosylated hemoglobin. HS CRP: High sensitive C-reactive protein; Cardiac Pathology by Hx, Echocardiogram or ECG. ‡ NT-proBNP and HS CRP: median with quartiles **Refers to present and previous smoking BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; LDL: low density lipoproteins; HbA1C: glycosylated hemoglobin. HS CRP: High sensitive C-reactive protein; Cardiac Pathology by Hx, Echocardiogram or ECG. ‡ NT-proBNP and HS CRP: median with quartiles **Refers to present and previous smoking BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; LDL: low density lipoproteins; HbA1C: glycosylated hemoglobin. HS CRP: High sensitive C-reactive protein; Cardiac Pathology by Hx, Echocardiogram or ECG. ‡ NT-proBNP and HS CRP: median with quartiles **Refers to present and previous smoking