NPPB and cancer: By multivariate Cox regression analysis, only NT-proBNP (HR = 1.030 [CI = 1.008–1.053] per 100 pg/ml increase; p = 0.007) and triglyceride levels (HR = 0.987 [CI = 0.975–0.998]; p = 0.024) remained as independent predictors of a new diagnosis of cancer.