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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Card Fail. 2012 Nov;18(11):837–844. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2012.09.005

Table 2.

Primary and secondary endpoints

BMI > 30 (N=173) BMI <= 30 (N=119) P-Value

Global VAS AUC (72 Hours) 0.67
 N 171 116
 Median (25th, 75th) 4497 (3371, 5429) 4340 (3561, 5157)
 Mean (SD) 4329 ± 1417 4180 ± 1452

Dyspnea VAS AUC (72 Hours) 0.67
 N 171 116
 Median (25th, 75th) 4803 (3483, 5759) 4719 (3900, 5461)
 Mean (SD) 4588 ± 1558 4529 ± 1517

Free from congestion (%, 72 hours) 24/169 (14.2%) 16/114 (14.0%) 0.97

Fluid loss (ml, 72 hours) 0.02
 N 141 95
 Median (25th, 75th) 4114 (2501, 6262) 3193 (1404, 5306)
 Mean (SD) 4631 ± 3184 3654 ± 3036

Change in NTproBNP (72 hours) 0.83
 N 143 93
 Median (25th, 75th) −580 (−1856, 30) −1669 (−4166, −103)
 Mean (SD) −1153 ± 3731 −2165 ± 4665

Creatinine change (72 hours) 0.01
 N 170 115
 Median (25th, 75th) 0.05 (−0.10, 0.22) −0.02 (−0.14, 0.15)
 Mean (SD) 0.09 ± 0.31 −0.00 ± 0.28

Creatinine change (60 days) 0.37
 N 131 89
 Median (25th, 75th) 0.05 (−0.15, 0.26) 0.03 (−0.14, 0.25)
 Mean (SD) 0.11 ± 0.45 0.05 ± 0.41

Cystatin C change (72 hours) 0.04
 N 143 94
 Median (25th, 75th) 0.14 (0.01, 0.29) 0.06 (−0.07, 0.16)
 Mean (SD) 0.17 ± 0.36 0.08 ± 0.28

Cystatin C change (60 days) 0.43
 N 106 74
 Median (25th, 75th) 0.11 (−0.08, 0.22) 0.05 (−0.10, 0.38)
 Mean (SD) 0.21 ± 0.54 0.15 ± 0.36

Worsening renal function (%, 72 hours) 37/170 (21.8%) 15/115 (13.0%) 0.06

Worsening renal function (%, 60 days) 28/128 (21.9%) 19/85 (22.4%) 0.93

Time to discharge (days) 0.74
 N 173 119
 Median (25th, 75th) 6.0 (4.0, 9.0) 5.0 (3.0, 9.0)
 Mean (SD) 7.9 ± 7.3 7.4 ± 7.8