Association between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of subjects.

Variables	Patients (𝑁=106)	Controls (𝑁=106)	𝑃 value
Height (cm)	168.4±5.3	168.9±6.1	0.391
Weight (kg)	73.5±8.4	72.9±7.7	0.588
SBP (mmHg)	124.6±13.1	125.3±12.3	0.689
DBP (mmHg)	76.3±8.0	75.6±9.1	0.553
TC (mmol/L)*	3.81±0.52	3.62±0.50	0.007
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.12±0.46	1.17±0.57	0.483
BMI	22.26±3.34	22.52±3.17	0.562
Smoker (𝑛, %)	12, 11.3	14, 13.2	0.832

Abbreviations: SBP, Systolic blood pressure; DBP, Diastolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol.
Data are expressed as mean ± SD.
*A 𝑃 value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.