Decedents also tended to be older, with lower levels of BMI, with higher prevalence of previous diabetes, myocardial infarction, CKD, and chronic heart failure, and with higher levels of heart rate, FPG, HbA1c, hs-CRP, the peak value of cTnI, and peak value of NT-proBNP. The gene discussed is NPPB; the disease is myocardial infarction.