Association of Estimated Insulin Resistance with N-Terminal B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Concentration in Men with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 5

The comparison of NT-proBNP concentrations in the study group with reference values.

Metabolic syndrome				Percentile
Age	Mean, CL	SD	Median	95^th	97.5^th
21–44	23.1 (15.3–30.7)	25.3	14.3	81.6	86.3
45–54	36.0 (24.4–47.6)	30.1	29.0	97.9	101.1
Reference values [16]
Age	Mean	SD	Median	95^th	97.5^th
18–44	27.7	25.5	20.0	62.9	85.8
45–54	39.0	63.6	21.6	83.9	121