Racial and ethnic differences in circulating N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in US adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The presence and interpretation of racial and ethnic differences in circulating N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), a diagnostic biomarker for heart failure, are controversial.

Objective

To examine racial and ethnic differences in NT-proBNP levels among the general US adult population.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of data from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We included 4717 non-Hispanic White, 1675 non-Hispanic Black, and 2148 Mexican American adults aged 20 years or older without a history of cardiovascular disease. We examined the associations of race and ethnicity with NT-proBNP using linear and logistic regression models in the overall population and in a younger, 'healt

SUBMITTER: Commodore-Mensah Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10406957 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature