Table 2.
Patient characteristics based on Nt-proBNP category
| Low/Low (N=303) |
High/Low (N=230) |
High/High (N=240) |
P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 57±10 | 60 ± 12 | 60 ± 11 | 0.053 |
| Male | 229 (76) | 142 (62) | 161 (67) | < 0.001 |
| White | 216 (71) | 188 (82) | 172 (72) | 0.010 |
| Prior Diabetes | 74 (24) | 54 (24) | 87 (36) | 0.001 |
| Prior Hypertension | 195 (64) | 147 (64) | 163 (68) | 0.011 |
| Prior CKD | 5 (1.7) | 9 (3.9) | 27 (11) | < 0.001 |
| Prior MI | 58 (19) | 40 (17.4) | 59 (25) | 0.123 |
| Prior CHF | 6 (2.0) | 13 (5.7) | 30 (13) | < 0.001 |
| Prior PCI | 60 (20) | 32 (14) | 55 (23) | 0.083 |
| In-Hospital PCI | 218 (72) | 169 (74) | 158 (66) | 0.009 |
| Prior CABG | 24 (7.9) | 21 (9.1) | 33 (14) | 0.122 |
| In-Hospital CABG | 16 (5.3) | 19 (8.3) | 29 (12) | < 0.001 |
| EF<40% | 13 (4.3) | 40 (17.4) | 72 (30) | < 0.001 |
| GRACE Score | 92±24 | 98±28 | 104±28 | < 0.001 |
Abbreviations as in Table 1