Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5903425 | Metabolism | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
In a large cardiovascular disease-free cohort, NT-proBNP within the lower (physiological) range was inversely associated with TC, LDL-C, TG and insulin resistance with different inflection points, but at higher (pathological) levels these associations were blunted.
Keywords
EGFRestimate glomerular filtration rateNT-proBNPCIMTHDL-CIL-6LDL-CHOMA-IRCACinterleukin-6cardiovascular diseaseTriglyceridescomputed tomographyCVDbody mass indexBMIMESAhomeostasis model of insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceInflammatory markersInflection pointHOMALipidstotal cholesterolhigh density lipoprotein cholesterollow density lipoprotein cholesterolcoronary artery calcium
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Authors
Otto A. Sanchez, Daniel A. Duprez, Hossein Bahrami, Lori B. Daniels, Aaron R. Folsom, Joao A. Lima, Alan Maisel, Carmen A. Peralta, David R. Jr.,