Associations between muscle quality and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP): The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is widely used in clinical settings to identify cardiac stress, diagnose, and manage heart failure (HF). We explored the associations between NT-proBNP and both muscle area and density.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis including 1,489 participants from the MESA. Plasma NT-proBNP concentrations and inflammatory biomarkers and health history questionnaires were analyzed. Computed tomography quantified abdominal body composition. Separate multivariable linear regression models were used to assess the associations between both muscle (MA) area and density (MD) and NT-proBNP.

Results

In models adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, risk factors for cardiovascular disease, anthropometric variables,

SUBMITTER: Tristao Parra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11756242 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature