From: Cardiac natriuretic peptides in plasma increase after dietary induced weight loss in obesity
 | Diet intervention (n = 28) | Controls (n = 24) | P value |
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Age (yr) | 59.5 ± 11.2 | 65.7 ± 9.6 | 0.038 |
Female/male (%) | 93/7 | 88/12 | 0.51 |
Body Composition | Â | Â | Â |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 37.1 ± 6.1 | 35.8 ± 5.1 | 0.41 |
Total body weight (kg) | 97.5 ± 15.4 | 96.1 ± 16.3 | 0.75 |
Lean body mass (kg) | 42.4 ± 8.7 | 43.4 ± 10.0 | 0.63 |
Fat mass (kg) | 50.4 ± 12.6 | 48.3 ± 11.2 | 0.53 |
Fat (%) | 51.5 ± 7.7 | 50.3 ± 7.3 | 0.59 |
Metabolism | Â | Â | Â |
Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 6.0 ± 1.1 | 5.8 ± 0.9 | 0.40 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 0.94 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 0.68 |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.7 ± 1.3 | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 0.10 |
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 5.8 ± 0.7 | 5.9 ± 0.7 | 0.68 |
s-creatinine (μmol/l) | 63 ± 12 | 65 ± 17 | 0.39 |
eGFR (ml/min) | 94 ± 17 | 90 ± 21 | 0.42 |
Biomarkers | Â | Â | Â |
NT-proBNP (pg/ml) | 56 ± 30 | 41 ± 34 | 0.12 |
MR-proANP (pmol/l) | 59 ± 21 | 77 ± 35 | 0.029 |
MR-proADM (pmol/l) | 544 ± 152 | 604 ± 150 | 0.16 |
hs-CRP (mg/l) | 5.5 ± 4.3 | 5.5 ± 4.2 | 0.99 |