Univariate association between 7-week follow-up clinical variables and the respective high sensitivity (hs) troponin T trends between baseline and 7 weeks
| Variables at 7-week follow-up | *Low–low (n=45) | *High–low (n=169) | *Low–high (n=10) | *High–high (n=102) | p Value |
| Age (SD) | 60 (11) | 62 (12) | 62 (14) | 69 (10) | <0.001 |
| Male sex: no (%) | 64 | 69 | 80 | 68 | 0.785 |
| History of hypertension (%) | 44 | 33 | 50 | 62 | <0.001 |
| Type II diabetes (%) | 13 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 0.043 |
| Smoker/ex-smoker (%) | 58 | 70 | 80 | 57 | 0.082 |
| Index diagnosis-NSTEACS (%) | 100 | 60 | 100 | 62 | <0.001 |
| Admission GRACE score | 101 (24) | 134 (32) | 118 (37) | 154 (35) | <0.001 |
| Revascularisation at 7 weeks (%) | 29 | 34 | 90 | 30 | 0.002 |
| Anaemia (%) | 33 | 31 | 50 | 63 | <0.001 |
| eGFR (ml/min) (SD) | 69 (12) | 68 (15) | 62 (12) | 57 (17) | <0.001 |
| BNP >80 pg/ml | 13 | 47 | 60 | 88 | <0.001 |
| LVSD (%) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | <0.001 |
| LVH (%) | 25 | 35 | 56 | 67 | <0.001 |
| Impaired long axis function (%) | 30 | 22 | 38 | 57 | <0.001 |
↵* Low–low indicates baseline hs troponin T ≤14 at baseline and 7-week follow-up. High–low indicates baseline hs troponin T >14 and follow-up hs troponin T ≤14. Low–high indicates baseline hs troponin T ≤14 and follow-up hs troponin T >14. High–high indicates hs troponin >14 on both occasions.
BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; GRACE, Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; LVSD, left ventricular systolic dysfunction; NSTEACS, non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome.