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The Egyptian Heart Journal

Table 3 Cardiovascular disease biomarkers in the study groups

From: Excess epicardial fat volume in women is a novel risk marker for microvascular dysfunction, which may be a contributing factor in the atypical chest pain syndrome

 

Group 1 (n=16)

Group 2 (n=9)

Group 3 (n=20)

p values between groups 2 and 3

p values between groups 1 and 3

EFV average (cm3)

72 ± 20

113 ± 22

132 ± 28

< 0.0001

< .00001

Microalbumin (mg/mmol)

0.19

0.20

0.38

0.143361

0.056635

BNP average (pg/mL)

83.1

110.11

148.89

0.602817

0.185521

Triglycerides average (mg/dL)

92

103

197

0.067938

0 .027034

C-reactive protein average (mg/dL)

0.19

0.18

0.57

0.004722

0.004127

  1. Group 1: normal subjects; group 2: subjects with elevated EFV, no abdominal visceral obesity; group 3: subjects with elevated EFV, abdominal visceral obesity
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