Table 1

Characteristics of patients classified by high-sensitivity troponin assay

hs-cTnT cohort (n=3159)hs-cTnI cohort
(n=4532)
Age, years; mean (SD)59.3 (13.3)57.2 (13.0)
Sex (% male)1866 (59.1)2694 (59.4)
Ethnicity (% Caucasian)2745 (87.5)*3917 (86.9)
Risk factors, n (%)
 Hypertension1667 (52.8)2233 (49.3)
 Diabetes476 (15.1)643 (14.2)
 Dyslipidemia1773 (56.1)2319 (51.2)
 Smoking current657 (20.8)1000 (22.1)
 Family history of CAD1570 (49.7)2087 (46.1)
Medical history, n (%)
 Angina960 (30.4)1129 (24.9)
 Myocardial infarction734 (23.2)916 (20.2)
 Percutaneous coronary intervention544 (17.2)701 (15.5)
 Congestive cardiac failure162 (5.1)175 (3.9)
 Stroke/TIA203 (6.4)261 (5.8)
 CABG223 (7.1)267 (5.9)
TIMI risk score
 Age≥651117 (35.4)1322 (29.2)
 ≥3 Risk factors for coronary artery disease1046 (33.1)1344 (29.7)
 Significant coronary stenosis907 (28.7)1109 (24.5)
 Severe angina951 (30.1)1483 (32.7)
 Aspirin use in the past 7 days1278 (40.5)1583 (34.9)
MACE within 30 days, n (%)376 (11.9)445 (9.8)
  • *Data missing for ethnicity in 21 cases for hs-cTnT and 23 cases for hs-cTnI.

  • CABG,Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; CAD, Coronary Artery Disease; MACE, major adverse cardiac event; TIA,Transient Ischaemic Attack.