Heart failure & cardiomyopathies

A Prediction Model for Estimating N-terminal Pro-brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) in a General Japanese Population: The Toon Health Study

ESC Heart FailPublished Prospective cohort study

Authors' conclusion

This study introduces the first prediction model for NT-proBNP in a general Japanese population.

Study context

Population
General Japanese population, Toon City (Toon Health Study)636 with 5-year follow-up
Participants
2,505 participants
Outcome
Performance of a prediction model for NT-proBNP (R2 and RMSE)
Methodological detailsprediction model development, population-based, ridge regression, internal validation by bootstrapping, post hoc analysis
  • Prediction model development
  • Population-based
  • Ridge regression
  • Internal validation by bootstrapping
  • Post hoc analysis

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

NT-proBNP prediction model performance

R2

0.291

RMSE

0.688

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Baseline OPR predicting NT-proBNP > 125 pg/mL (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) risk) · 5 year follow-up

AUC
0.793
  • Post hoc analysis
  • n = 636

Original publication

A Prediction Model for Estimating NT-proBNP in a General Japanese Population: The Toon Health Study. ESC Heart Fail. Published 1 February 2024. doi:10.1002/ehf2.14691

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