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Table 3 Correlations between NT-pro-BNP and clinical parameters

From: Usefulness of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a multicenter prospective observational study

Clinical parameters

Correlation coefficient (p)

p-value

Age

0.19

<0.001

Lowest MAP

-0.22

<0.001

Highest HR

0.25

<0.001

Highest BT

0.13

<0.001

Lowest platelet

-0.11

<0.001

Highest total bilirubin

-0.07

0.006

Highest BUN

0.40

<0.001

Highest Cr

0.33

<0.001

Lowest Na

-0.12

<0.001

Highest K

0.14

<0.001

Lowest pH

-0.09

0.001

Lowest HCO3 -

-0.17

<0.001

Lowest PaO2

-0.25

<0.001

Highest PaCO2

-0.06

0.029

Highest GCS

-0.10

<0.001

Lowest PF ratio

-0.26

<0.001

Input

0.07

0.013

Urine output

-0.11

<0.001

  1. MAP = mean arterial pressure, HR = heart rate, BT = body temperature, BUN = blood urea nitrogen, Cr = creatinine, Na = sodium, K = potassium, GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale, PF ratio = PaO2/FIO2 ratio.
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BMC Anesthesiology

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