Age and gender differences in the association between Nt-proBNP and glucometabolic disturbances.
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Summary, in English
Abstract Objectives. Glucometabolic disturbances are associated with myocardial dysfunction. Brain natriuretic peptides (BNP) are used for detecting myocardial dysfunction in clinical practice. However, studies on elderly subjects and gender-specific analyses are sparse. Design. We examined cross-sectional associations between Nt-proBNP and 1) fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and 2) categories of glucometabolic disturbances, in middle-aged and older subjects (1266 men, 526 women), applying multivariate linear regression analysis. Results. FPG was positively correlated with Nt-proBNP among middle-aged men (p = 0.04) and negatively albeit non-significantly (p = 0.1) among middle-aged women. Weaker non-significant correlations were seen among older subjects. Middle-aged men with new-onset and prevalent diabetes had higher Nt-proBNP than the reference group (FPG ≤5.0 mmol/L): 9.53 (p = 0.002) and 8.23 (p = 0.02) vs. 5.71 pmol/L. No differences in Nt-proBNP between categories of glucometabolic disturbance were observed among older men or women. Conclusions. The results indicate an age- and gender difference in the ability of Nt-proBNP to identify myocardial dysfunction in relation to glucometabolic disturbances. Therefore, Nt-proBNP should be used with caution as a general surrogate marker for myocardial dysfunction in this setting.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2011
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
294-300
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ
Volym
45
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Taylor & Francis
Ämne
- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Internal Medicine - Epidemiology
- Cardiology Research Group
- Clinical Chemistry, Malmö
- Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1651-2006