Subject characteristics
proteinuria, fasting blood glucose, diabetes
DIABETES, HEART, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, PRE-DIABETES
A total of 5093 participants were included in this study, of which 2490 (49.0%) were female and 2,597 (51.0%) were male, with a median age of 65 years; 3632 (71.3%) were over the age of 60 years. 1807 (35.5%), 1325 (26.0%), and 1961 (38.5%) were NG, pre-DM, and DM, respectively. The subjects were divided into three groups at the tertile level of the NT-proBNP index (e.g., T1, T2, and T3). When compared to the T1 group, the distribution of HbA1c, c-reactive protein (CRP), percentage of proteinuria, and NYHA class III and IV levels were higher in the T2 and T3 groups, while the TG, TC LDL-C, LVEF were lower in the T2 and T3 groups. The incidence of CAP was highest in the T3 group. The baseline characteristics of the participants according to NT-proBNP levels are shown in Table Baseline clinical characteristics according to NT-proBNPData are presented as median (interquartile) or number (proportion, %)SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; FBG, fasting blood glucose; CRP, C-reactive protein; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; LVEF, Left ventricular ejection fraction; TG, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting, MI, myocardial infarction; NG, normoglycemic; Pre-DM, pre-diabetes; DM, diabetes; CIMT, carotid intima-media thickness