The NT-ProBNP Test in Subjects with End-Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis Presenting with Acute Dyspnea: Is Knowing Worth the Cost?

Table 1

Sample population demographics.

	NT-ProBNP		No NT-ProBNP	Total (𝑛=250)
	NT-ProBNP elevated	NT-ProBNP normal
Mean age^1	58.3	51.8	46.6	57.7
Sex
Males	108	2	2	112
Females	127	2	9	138
Race
Black	98	1	3	102
White	65	0	6	71
Hispanic	71	3	2	76
Asian	1	0	0	1
Other	0	0	0	0

¹Units = years.