Table 2

Geometric mean of high-sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT in ng/l) by dichotomous covariates, and the ratio of geometric mean of hs-cTnT

CovariateCovariate presentRatiop Value
YesNo
Demographic data
 Female3.805.810.65<0.001
Smoking habit
 Current smoker4.244.870.870.289
Clinical data
 COPD7.753.012.57<0.001
 Hypertension7.184.181.72<0.001
Laboratory data
 IL6 (≥1.5 pg/ml)7.503.292.28<0.001
Electrocardiogram
 Pathological Q wave19.384.604.210.013
 Left ventricular hypertrophy15.604.533.440.003
 Right ventricular hypertrophy28.904.606.280.005
  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IL6, interleukin 6.