Relationship between N-Terminal Pro B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Body Mass Index

Şafak Şahin; Faruk Kutlutürk; Türker Taşlıyurt; Banu Öztürk; Berna Yelken

doi:10.5505/abantmedj.2013.27247

January 1, 2013Abant Medical Journal

Relationship between N-Terminal Pro B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Body Mass Index

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Why the study?

Does obesity affect NT-pro BNP levels compared to normal body mass index?

Structured PICO

Does obesity affect NT-pro BNP levels compared to normal body mass index?

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Population

77 individuals, comprising 42 obese patients (37 women, 5 men; body mass index ≥ 30) and 35 healthy individuals with normal body mass index (27 women, 8 men; body mass index ≤ 25).

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Intervention

Obesity (body mass index ≥ 30)

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Comparator

Normal body mass index (body mass index ≤ 25)

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Outcome

Serum levels of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP)surrogate

NT-pro BNP levels are significantly higher in obese patients compared to those with normal BMI, which may have implications for interpreting this biomarker in obese populations.

Implication

May warrant cautious NT-proBNP interpretation in obesity; cross-sectional data leave the BMI relationship unresolved.

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Şahin et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f9eae1cee8a3c4f5f2370 https://doi.org/10.5505/abantmedj.2013.27247

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