High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Is a Risk Factor for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality: A 9.5-Year Follow-Up Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics and laboratory test results of subjects.

	Hs-TnT group (ng/L)
	Group 1 (n = 589)	Group 2 (n = 593)	Group 3 (n = 143)	value
Age (year)	58.4 ± 12.3	60.7 ± 11.7	62.7 ± 11.1	0.010
Male (n (%))	155 (26.31%)	308 (51.94%)	89 (62.2%)	0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	25.4 ± 3.8	25.5 ± 3.6	25.6 ± 3.7	0.872
Smoking (n (%))	51 (8.66%)	108 (18.21%)	30(20.97%)	0.022
SBP (mmHg)	131.8 ± 15.6	132.7 ± 17.4	134.7 ± 16.5	0.893
DBP (mmHg)	77.2 ± 12.6	77.1 ± 11.7	77.6 ± 12.5	0.275
TC (mmol/L)	5.05 ± 0.91	5.03 ± 0.93	4.89 ± 0.92	0.259
TG (mmol/L)	1.92 ± 1.69	1.76 ± 1.09	2.07 ± 1.83	0.018
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.34 ± 0.45	1.38 ± 0.36	1.33 ± 0.32	0.298
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.96 ± 0.75	2.92 ± 0.71	2.86 ± 0.74	0.512
FBG (mmol/L)	5.63 ± 2.24	5.29 ± 1.46	5.85 ± 2.22	<0.001
Scr (mmol/L)	67.61 ± 15.91	66.27 ± 16.48	73.49 ± 20.29	<0.001
eGFR (ml/min^−1/1.73 m^2)	90.57 ± 14.83	87.38 ± 13.73	85.14 ± 13.51	<0.001
hs-CRP (mg/L)	2.4 (1.3, 3.4)	2.3 (1.4, 3.4)	2.4 (1.6, 3.6)	0.365
BNP	35.51 ± 15.03	38.32 ± 10.95	48.55 ± 18.37	<0.001
Hs-TnT (pg/mL)		5.24 ± 2.79	26.06 ± 17.94	<0.001

TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; FBG, fast blood glucose; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HR, heart rate; Scr, serum creatinine; hs-CRP, high-sensitive C-reactive protein; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; Hs-TnT, high-sensitivity troponin T.