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Table 4 Differences in BNP during the 5-year follow-up period (paired t test)

From: The relationship between long-term changes in plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels and electrocardiographic findings

 

BNP98 (Mean ± SD)

BNP03 (Mean ± SD)

Significance

ΔBNP Mean (95% CI)

Men (n = 135)

14.88 ± 13.46

28.59 ± 32.79

***

13.71 (9.18–18.24)

Women (n = 218)

22.43 ± 17.20

42.60 ± 38.24

***

20.17 (15.90–24.44)

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
  2. BNP98, B-type natriuretic peptide in 1998; BNP03, BNP in 2003; ΔBNP, change in BNP in 2003 and 1998; CI confidence interval
  3. SD standard deviation
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

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