Table III.

 Risk Markers During Baseline and at Follow‐Up

biogenic risk markers	baseline mean± SD, median (IQR)	12 months mean± SD, median (IQR)	P value vs baseline (t test)
Albumin/creatinine ratio, mg/g	52.1±196.3, 9.90 (5.76–25.52)	49.0±315.7, 9.15 (5.13–20.92)	.7453
hsCRP, mg/L	4.6±8.7, 2.46 (1.16–5.14)	4.1±7.5, 2.01 (1.00–4.38)	.1031
NT‐proBNP, pg/mL	218.8±552.3, 89.28 (38.63–203.40)	217.0±620.3, 85.69 (34.93–187.00)	.9335

Abbreviations: hsCRP, high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein; IQR, interquartile range; NT‐proBNP, N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide; SD, standard deviation.