Clinical Study
Predictive Value of Admission N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Renal Function in Older People Hospitalized for Dyspnoea
Table 1
Main clinical parameters of the deceased and survivors.
| | The deceased | Survivors | | | | |
| Age (years) at admission | | | 0.070 | BMI (Kg/m2) | | | 0.573 | Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | | | <0.001 | GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | | | <0.001 | NT-pro-BNP (pg/mL) | | | 0.004 | Ln (NT-pro-BNP) | | | 0.001 | Follow-up (days) | | | <0.001 | Diabetes ( (%)) | 14 (40) | 29 (34.5) | 0.571 | Pulmonary disease ( (%)) | 13 (37.1) | 15 (17.9) | 0.024 | Congestive heart failure ( (%)) | 12 (34.2) | 24 (28.6) | 0.536 | Cerebrovascular events ( (%)) | 8 (22.9) | 10 (11.9) | 0.129 | Peripheral vascular disease ( (%)) | 11 (31.4) | 19 (22.6) | 0.313 | Ischaemic heart disease ( (%)) | 17 (48.6) | 26 (30.9) | 0.068 |
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