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. 2022 May 9;14(5):e24859. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24859

Table 3. Laboratory findings of non-obese and obese NVCM patients.

NVCM: non-valvular cardiomyopathy; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; HbA1C: glycated hemoglobin; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide

Test name Non-obese 395 (63%) Obese 231 (37%) P-value
HB on admission (mg/dl), Mean ± SD 13.32 ± 2.08 13.99 ± 10.73 0.125
HB on discharge (mg/dl), Mean ± SD 12.79 ± 2.09 12.77 ± 2.32 0.096
Creatinine (mg/dl), Mean ± SD 2.09 ± 1.077 1.50 ± 1.45 0.069
BUN (mg/dl) ), Mean ± SD 21.14 ± 12.645 20.73 ±14.457 0.393
Serum sodium (mg/dl), Mean ± SD 135.97 ± 10.718 138.11 ± 8.57 0.654
Serum potassium (mg/dl), Mean ± SD 4.22 ± .567 4.26 ± 0.632 0.185
Troponin (mg/dl), Mean ± SD 47.96 ± 271.962 15.19 ± 60.308 0.017
HbA1C (mg/dl), Mean ± SD 7.78 ± 2.386 7.69 ± 2.010 0.076
BNP (pg/ml), Mean ± SD 1159.09 ± 2529.3 919.76 ± 1202.5 0.07
Vitamin D (ng/ml), Mean ± SD 20.31 ± 13.311 15.54 ± 15.030 0.729