Table 4.

Serum levels of ProBNP (pg/ml) -bezafibrate vs placebo-

	Bezafibrate (n = 58)	Placebo (n = 50)
Baseline
Geometric mean (95% CI)	154 (118–202)	219 (168–284)
Median (Interquartile range)	151 (89–335)	215 (101–468)
Mean ± SD	254 ± 295	331 ± 326
P = 0.07 (t-test for ln-transformed values)
P = 0.11 (Kruskal-Wallis test)
2-year follow-up
Geometric mean (95% CI)	206 (157–271)	209 (150–292)
Median (Interquartile range)	230 (100–348)	224 (82–503)
Mean ± SD	374 ± 552	389 ± 442
P = 0.95 (t-test for ln-transformed values)
P = 0.85 (Kruskal-Wallis test)