Table 1 Characteristics of 12,526 NHANES participants according to NT-proBNP levels for the selected features.
Feature selected | Overall (n = 12,526) | Quartile of NT-proBNP (pg/ml) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 (n = 3130) | Q2 (n = 3131) | Q3 (n = 3133) | Q4 (n = 3132) | ||
NT-proBNP, pg/ml, mean (SD) | 83.78 (148.99) | 13.14 (4.35) | 29.84 (5.60) | 57.89 (11.97) | 234.20 (239.59) |
Log (NT-proBNP), mean (SD) | 3.78 (1.05) | 2.51 (0.37) | 3.38 (0.19) | 4.04 (0.21) | 5.18 (0.66) |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 40.69 (21.60) | 29.76 (14.50) | 33.71 (17.21) | 40.14 (20.05) | 59.14 (21.18) |
Gender, male, % | 6,285 (50.2%) | 2,282 (72.9%) | 1,680 (53.7%) | 1,231 (39.3%) | 1,092 (34.9%) |
Race/ethnicity, White, % | 5,694 (45.5%) | 1,005 (32.1%) | 1,259 (40.2%) | 1,540 (49.2%) | 1,890 (60.3%) |
BMI, Kg/m2, mean (SD) | 26.32 (5.18) | 26.23 (5.08) | 26.24 (5.15) | 26.18 (5.37) | 26.64 (5.11) |
Height, cm, mean (SD) | 167.31 (10.21) | 170.67 (10.01) | 168.16 (10.26) | 166.11 (9.82) | 164.22 (9.58) |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) | 122.65 (20.71) | 117.68 (13.15) | 117.35 (15.49) | 120.52 (19.26) | 135.49 (26.94) |
Physical activity level, Vigorous, % | 3,589 (44.0%) | 1,157 (51.7%) | 1,049 (48.5%) | 913 (43.0%) | 470 (28.7%) |
White blood cell count, 1000 cells/µL, mean (SD) | 6.98 (2.30) | 6.84 (1.97) | 6.94 (2.08) | 6.96 (2.01) | 7.17 (2.96) |
Lymphocyte number, 1000 cells/µL, mean (SD) | 2.12 (1.25) | 2.13 (0.63) | 2.13 (0.80) | 2.12 (0.81) | 2.08 (2.13) |
Red blood cell count, million cells/µL, mean (SD) | 4.75 (0.49) | 4.99 (0.47) | 4.80 (0.46) | 4.68 (0.45) | 4.53 (0.46) |
Hemoglobin, g/dL, mean (SD) | 14.36 (1.45) | 14.95 (1.41) | 14.43 (1.44) | 14.16 (1.39) | 13.91 (1.35) |
Calcium, mg/dL, mean (SD) | 9.51 (0.38) | 9.61 (0.36) | 9.53 (0.37) | 9.48 (0.37) | 9.44 (0.40) |
Iron, µg/dL, mean (SD) | 88.43 (37.13) | 92.89 (38.25) | 88.43 (37.88) | 88.16 (36.76) | 84.23 (35.07) |
Total protein, g/dL, mean (SD) | 7.41 (0.47) | 7.55 (0.44) | 7.45 (0.45) | 7.38 (0.45) | 7.27 (0.50) |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL, mean (SD) | 190.25 (42.36) | 185.49 (42.82) | 185.87 (42.12) | 189.45 (41.37) | 200.18 (41.47) |
Insulin, µU/mL, mean (SD) | 12.28 (10.94) | 13.70 (12.56) | 12.47 (11.20) | 11.89 (9.97) | 10.86 (9.32) |
Cancers, % | 729 (7.9%) | 42 (2.2%) | 79 (3.7%) | 184 (7.8%) | 424 (14.8%) |
Liver conditions, % | 268 (2.9%) | 47 (2.4%) | 68 (3.2%) | 62 (2.6%) | 91 (3.2%) |
Kidney conditions, % | 169 (1.8%) | 18 (0.9%) | 21 (1.0%) | 52 (2.2%) | 78 (2.7%) |
