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Table 5 Blood Biomarkers Expressed as Mean (95% Confidence Intervals)

From: Is Cardiorespiratory Fitness Related to Cardiometabolic Health and All-Cause Mortality Risk in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease? A CARE CR Study

Variable

High CRF, n = 28

Mod CRF, n = 32

Low CRF, n = 10

Partial eta squared

p value

NT-proBNP (ng/L)

86.1 (11.4, 1428.0) *✝

217.0 (33.9, 1916.0)✝

464.0 (26.9, 2735.0)*

 -

< 0.001**

Total Chol (mmol/L)

3.6 (3.2, 3.9)

3.7 (3.4, 4.0)

3.9 (3.3, 4.5)

0.017

0.579

LDL Chol (mmol/L)

1.7 (1.4, 1.9)

1.8 (1.6, 2.1)

1.9 (1.4, 2.3)

0.019

0.529

HDL Chol (mmol/L)

1.2 (1.0, 1.3)

1.2 (1.0, 1.3)

1.4 (1.2, 1.6)

0.052

0.176

TC/HDL ratio

3.2 (2.9, 3.5)

3.3 (3.0, 3.6)

3.0 (2.5, 3.6)

0.01

0.713

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.6 (1.3, 1.9)

1.5 (1.2, 1.8)

1.4 (0.9, 2.0

0.011

0.691

Glucose (mmol/L)

5.7 (3.3, 13.8)

5.2 (4.1, 22.2)x

6.4 (5.5, 16.9)x

 -

0.012**

hs-CRP (mg/L)

1.4 (0.3, 2.5)*

2.8 (1.7, 3.8)

4.2 (2.3, 6.2)*

0.099

0.033**

Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio

2.4 (2.1, 2.8)

2.8 (2.4, 3.1)

3.3 (2.7, 3.8)

0.084

0.052

Haematocrit (%)

0.423 (0.410, 0.435)+

0.405 (0.393, 0.417)+

0.376 (.355, 0.397)+

0.180

0.001**

Haemoglobin (g/L)

145.5 (140.7, 150.2)+

138.2 (133.7, 142.6)+

125.6 (117.6, 133.6)+

0.219

< 0.001**

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

80.2 (75.2, 85.3)

76.2 (71.4, 80.9)

71.0 (62.6, 79.4)

0.053

0.160

  1. NT-proBNP N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptides, Chol cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoproteins, HDL high-density lipoproteins, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, eGF estimated glomerular filtration rate
  2. **Significant group effect
  3. *Significant difference between high CRF and low CRF
  4. ✝Significant difference between high CRF and moderate CRF
  5. xSignificant difference between moderate CRF and low CRF
  6. +Significantly different from all other groups
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