Table 3: NT-proBNP indices and suspicious cardiopulmonary compensations.
NT-pro BNP Indices | Suspicious Cardiac compensations | P-value | Suspicious Pulmonary compensations | P-value | ||
EXIST (n = 62) | NONE (n = 70) | EXIST (n = 50) | NONE (n = 82) | |||
Pre | 1785.8 ± 2141.5 | 1068.3 ± 1555.3 | 0.03* | 2006.3 ± 2401.9 | 1038.8 ± 1369.1 | 0.004* |
Wean | 6013.9 ± 7376.9 | 3123.3 ± 4942.4 | 0.01* | 6767.7 ± 8015.8 | 3086.7 ± 4595.3 | 0.001* |
Difference | 4222.1 ± 5947.5 | 2055.1 ± 3816.4 | 0.01* | 4761.5 ± 6465.3 | 2047.8 ± 3585.1 | 0.002* |
Ratio | 4.7 ± 5.6 | 4.9 ± 6.5 | 0.83 | 4.9 ± 5.9 | 4.8 ± 6.2 | 0.84 |
Note: Values are in mean ± S.D, picogram/ml, *p < 0.05 significant.