Table 3

Biochemical univariate predictors of death or non-fatal myocardial infarction at 30 days

30 day follow up12 month follow up
VariableNo event (n=288)Event (n=15)p ValueNo event (n=261)Event (n=28)p Value
Data for cholesterol, creatinine, and CKMB are mean (SD) and for glucose are median (interquartile range).
Cholesterol (mmol/l)5.66 (1.04)6.11 (1.34) 0.1 5.62 (1.12) 6.11 (1.22) 0.05
Creatinine (μmol/l)102.8 (21.6)118.2 (25.8) 0.015103.2 (22.6)113.9 (23.9) 0.03
Glucose (mmol/l)6.4 (5.7–8.3)7.2 (6.5–13.0) 0.02 6.5 (5.7–8.2) 6.6 (6.0–13.0) 0.17
Admission CKMB (μg/l)1.5 (0.8–3)6.7 (4.4–9) 0.0003 1.4 (0.8–2.9) 4.6 (1.8–9)<0.0001
Peak CKMB (μg/l)1.6 (0.9–5.3)36.1 (8.3–79.2)<0.0001 1.6 (0.9–4.2) 15.9 (3.7–64.8)<0.0001
Troponin T >0.1 μg/l at:<0.0001
    0 hours47 (17.4%)8 (57.1%)<0.0001 39 (15.9%) 14 (53.9%)<0.0001
    12 hours63 (24.3%)11 (78.6%)<0.0001 52 (22.3%) 18 (69.2%)<0.0001
    24 hours64 (24.8%)11 (78.6%)<0.0001 55 (23.7%) 17 (65.4%)<0.0001
    48 hours45 (21.5%)10 (90.9%)<0.0001 40 (20.5%) 12 (70.6%)<0.0001
    Any time78 (27.8%)13 (86.7%)<0.0001 64 (25.2%) 22 (78.6%)<0.0001