Table 2.

Clinical indicator of patients with HFmrEF and HFpEF.

Biomarkers	Ozlek et al. (6)		Moliner et al. (15)		Tromp et al. (17)
	HFmrEF	HFpEF	HFmrEF	HFpEF	HFmrEF	HFpEF
	n = 246	n = 819	n = 134	n = 135	n = 128	n = 108
BUN	H*	L*	NA	NA	L	H
Creatinine	H*	L*	NA	NA	NA	NA
NT-proBNP	H*	L*	H	L	H*	L*
Uric acid	H*	L*	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ferritin	H*	L*	NA	NA	NA	NA
Neprilysin	NA	NA	L	H	NA	NA
Galectin-3	NA	NA	L	H	L	H
sST2	NA	NA	L*	H*	L	H
hs-TnT	NA	NA	L	H	NA	NA
sTfR	NA	NA	L	H	NA	NA
hs-CRP	L	H	L	H	L*	H*
Cystatin C	NA	NA	L*	H*	NA	NA

BUN, blood urea nitrogen; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; hs-TnT, high-sensitivity troponin T; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; sTfR, soluble transferrin receptor; sST2, soluble suppression of tumorigenesis-2; H, higher—P > 0.05; L, lower—P > 0.05; H*, higher—P < 0.05; L*, lower—P < 0.05.