Geometric mean of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) by quartiles of continuous covariates
| Covariate | Quartile (Qn) of covariate | Ratio | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||
| Demographic data | ||||||
| Age, (52; 60; 66) years | 2.64 | 4.23 | 5.78 | 8.58 | 1.47 | <0.001 |
| BMI, (22; 25.2; 28.7) kg/m2 | 5.45 | 4.31 | 4.57 | 4.64 | 0.96 | 0.483 |
| Pack-years (0; 19.3; 35.1) | 2.86 | 4.35 | 6.26 | 6.95 | 1.36 | <0.001 |
| Clinical data | ||||||
| Heart rate, (57; 66; 75) 1/min | 4.68 | 4.19 | 4.01 | 6.23 | 1.09 | 0.155 |
| Systolic BP, (125; 135; 150) mm Hg | 3.31 | 4.87 | 6.01 | 5.78 | 1.23 | 0.001 |
| Spirometry | ||||||
| FVC, (2.50; 3.32; 4.36) litre | 8.14 | 4.97 | 3.23 | 3.79 | 0.76 | <0.001 |
| FEV1, (1.28; 2.30; 3.10) litre | 11.34 | 4.60 | 2.69 | 3.50 | 0.67 | <0.001 |
| FEV1/FVC, (47; 68; 77) % | 11.34 | 4.38 | 3.32 | 2.99 | 0.65 | <0.001 |
| Laboratory data | ||||||
| NT-proBNP, (3.7; 7.8; 16.4) pmol/l | 3.56 | 3.51 | 5.08 | 7.80 | 1.31 | <0.001 |
| Neutrophils, (2.8; 3.5; 4.5) 109/l | 3.53 | 4.04 | 4.64 | 7.64 | 1.28 | <0.001 |
| Haemoglobin, (13.5; 14.3; 15.1) g/dl | 6.56 | 4.15 | 4.49 | 4.36 | 0.90 | 0.087 |
| Creatinine, (0.72; 0.80; 0.93) mg/dl | 4.71 | 3.90 | 5.14 | 5.24 | 1.06 | 0.352 |
Ratio: (hs-cTnT)Qn/(hs-cTnT)Qn−1. Quartile limits in parentheses.
BMI; body mass index; BP, blood pressure; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s.