Table 3. Laboratory blood analysis, mean ± SE.

	CHF NYHA II out patients n = 15	CHF NYHA IV hospitalized n = 20
NT pro BNP (ng/L)	1959 ± 569	16859 ± 1966*
Hemoglobin (g/L)	143 ± 3.7	116.5 ± 4.8*
Sodium (mmol/L)	141 ± 0.9	141 ± 1.1
Potassium (mmol/L)	4.2 ± 0.1	3.9 ± 0.1
Creatinine (µmol/L)	96.8 ± 5.4	152.7 ± 16.0*
Uric acid (µmol/L)	450 ± 21	559 ± 36*
LDL (mmol/L)	3.1 ± 0.2	2.1 ± 0.2
HDL (mmol/L)	1.8 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.1*
CRP (mg/L)	4.7 ± 0.7	13.3 ± 4.6*
HbA1c (%)	4.8 ± 0.1	7.0 ± 0.3*
IL-6 (ng/L)	5.8 ± 2.1	7.0 ± 0.3*
IL-2r (kU/L)	666 ± 88	1127 ± 123*

CHF: Congestive heart failure; NYHA: New York Heart Association classification; NT pro BNP: Nerve terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; HDL: High density lipoprotein; CRP: Sensitive C Reactive Protein; IL: Interleukin; IL-2r: Soluble IL 2 receptor. *P < 0.05 compared between the two groups.