Racial and ethnic differences in circulating N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in US adults

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Background: The presence and interpretation of racial and ethnic differences in circulating N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), a diagnostic biomarker for heart failure, are controversial.

Objective: To examine racial and ethnic differences in NT-proBNP levels among the general US adult population.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of data from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We included 4717 non-Hispanic White, 1675 non-Hispanic Black, and 2148 Mexican American adults aged 20 years or older without a history of cardiovascular disease. We examined the associations of race and ethnicity with NT-proBNP using linear and logistic regression models in the overall population and in a younger, 'healthy' subsample.

Results: The mean age was 45 years. Median NT-proBNP levels were significantly lower among Black (29.3 pg/mL) and Mexican American adults (28.3.4 pg/mL) compared to White adults (49.1pg/mL, P-values<0.001). After adjusting for sociodemographic factors and cardiovascular risk factors, NT-proBNP was 34.4% lower (95%CI -39.2 to -29.3%) in Black adults and 22.8% lower (95%CI -29.4 to -15.5) in Mexican American adults compared to White adults. Our findings were consistent in a young, healthy subsample, suggesting non-cardiometabolic determinants of these differences.

Conclusions: NT-proBNP levels are significantly lower among Black and Mexican American adults compared with White adults, independent of cardiometabolic risk. Although race/ethnicity is a poor proxy for genetic differences, our findings may have clinical implications for the management of HF. However, studies in diverse populations are needed to characterize the biological basis of NT-proBNP variation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

American journal of preventive cardiology - 15(2023) vom: 22. Sept., Seite 100526

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Commodore-Mensah, Yvonne [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Jeon, Yein [VerfasserIn]
Foti, Kathryn [VerfasserIn]
McEvoy, John William [VerfasserIn]
Coresh, Josef [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Olive [VerfasserIn]
Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B [VerfasserIn]
Christenson, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Ndumele, Chiadi E [VerfasserIn]
Selvin, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Cardiovascular disease
Epidemiology
Ethnicity
Journal Article
Race

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Date Revised 11.08.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajpc.2023.100526

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360600727