Research Article

Diagnosis of Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome by the Measurement of Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein in Serum: A Prospective Case Control Study

Table 2

Summary statistics of cardiac biomarkers in controls and cases.

Controls ( )
VariableMean ± SDMedian5–95% CI

cTnI ( g/L)0.01 ± 0.0010.00.008–0.009
cTnT ( g/L)8.6 ± 0.59.08.0–9.0
H-FABP (ng/mL)3.5 ± 1.53.31.32–6.02

Cases ( )
VariableMin. Max. 25th Percentile 50th Percentile75th Percentile

cTnI ( g/L)020.010.010.16
cTnT ( g/L)847008 9175
H-FABP (ng/mL)21993.589.4036.90

cTnT: serum cardiac troponin T, cTnI: serum cardiac troponin I, H-FABP: serum heart fatty acid binding protein, and CI: confidence interval.