Table 2.

Number of events and incidence rates for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults by NT-ProBNP values

NT-ProBNP (pg/ml)
	All-cause mortality		Cardiovascular mortality
	Events (n/N)	Incidence rate per 1000 person-years (95% CI)	Events (n/N)	Incidence rate per 1000 person-years (95% CI)
Entire cohort
< 100	655/3446	14.8 (13.7–15.9)	123/3446	2.8 (2.3–3.3)
100–299	499/1462	29.0 (26.6–31.7)	116/1462	6.7 (5.6–8.1)
≥ 300	355/585	64.2 (57.8–71.2)	91/585	16.5 (13.4–20.2)
HbA1c < 5.7%
< 100	323/2144	11.5 (10.3–12.9)	59/2144	2.1 (1.6–2.7)
100–299	284/925	25.3 (22.6–28.5)	53/925	4.7 (3.6–6.2)
≥ 300	169/305	55.6 (47.8–64.6)	33/305	10.8 (7.7–15.3)
HbA1c 5.7–6.4%
< 100	151/727	16.5 (14.0–19.3)	24/727	2.6 (1.8–3.9)
100–299	92/280	28.4 (23.1–34.7)	27/280	8.3 (5.7–12.2)
≥ 300	75/116	69.9 (55.7–87.6)	22/116	20.5 (13.5–31.1)
Diabetes
< 100	181/575	25.7 (22.2–29.8)	40/575	5.7 (4.2–7.8)
100–299	123/257	44.7 (37.5–53.3)	36/257	13.1 (9.4–18.1)
≥ 300	111/164	78.4 (65.1–94.4)	36/164	25.4 (18.3–35.2)

NT-ProBNP N-terminal pro-B natriuretic peptide