Figure 3.
Circulating variables of the NP system. Plasma concentrations of BNP and NT‐proBNP were measured in fasting plasma samples and compared between (A) BMI groups (LEAN and OBESE) in the cross‐sectional study and (B) at baseline (PRE) and after 12 weeks of treatment (POST) with PLACEBO or PIOGLITAZONE in the interventional study.