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. 2022 Oct 25;25(1):4–13. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.2715

Table 3.

Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and baseline characteristics in individuals <65 and 65 years of age

Factor Individuals <65 years (n = 348) Individuals ≥65 years (n = 357)
Control (n = 172) (no HF) Cases (n = 176) (incident HF) p‐value Control (n = 175) (no HF) Cases (n = 182) (incident HF) p‐value
CHIP, n (%) 10 (5.8) 25 (14.2) 0.009 50 (28.6) 41 (22.5) 0.19
Clinical characteristics
Age, years, median (IQR) 57 (51–62) 58 (51–62) 0.91 69 (67–73) 70 (67–73) 0.99
Female sex, n (%) 63 (36.6) 64 (36.4) 0.96 60 (34.3) 64 (35.2) 0.86
BMI, kg/m2, mdian (IQR) 26.9 (24.9–29.5) 27.9 (25.6–31.1) 0.017 26.2 (24.6–29.1) 27.9 (25.2–30.3) 0.003
Medical history, n (%)
Diabetes 8 (4.7) 21 (12) 0.015 11 (6.3) 25 (13.7) 0.019
Hypertension 75 (43.6) 118 (67.4) <0.001 135 (77.1) 159 (87.4) 0.011
Myocardial infarction 14 (8.1) 38 (21.6) <0.001 24 (13.7) 53 (29.1) <0.001
Atrial fibrillation 1 (0.6) 8 (4.5) 0.02 6 (3.4) 14 (7.7) 0.08
Cerebrovascular accident 3 (1.7) 5 (2.8) 0.49 4 (2.3) 6 (3.3) 0.56
Malignancy 5 (2.9) 7 (4) 0.58 9 (5.1) 18 (9.9) 0.09
Smoking 0.25 0.68
Never −40 (23.4) −33 (18.9) −48 (27.4) −44 (24.3)
Past −69 (40.4) −59 (33.7) −84 (48) −86 (47.5)
Current −62 (36.3) −83 (47.4) −43 (24.6) −51 (28.2)
Laboratory, median (IQR)
Cholesterol, mmol/L 5.9 (5.2–6.4) 6.1 (5.4–6.8) 0.047 5.9 (5.2–6.5) 5.8 (5.2–6.6) 0.88
Telomere length, T/S 0.93 (0.78–1.16) 0.95 (0.80–1.18) 0.43 0.90 (0.77–1.10) 0.90 (0.76–1.08) 0.66
NT‐proBNP, ng/L 32.2 (15.9–60.8) 69.4 (27.5–171.7) <0.001 84.9(36.3–153.5) 163.5 (77.5–427.4) <0.001
MR‐proANP, pmol/L 48.1 (36.1–63.8) 55.6 (42.2–82.6) 0.002 74.0 (50.9–101.3) 91.3 (63.2–131.8) <0.001
Troponin T, μg/L 3 (2.5–5) 5 (2.5–8) <0.001 6 (3–10) 8 (6–12) <0.001
CRP, mg/L 1.8 (0.9–3.3) 2.3 (1.1–4.7) 0.022 1.9 (1.1–3.9) 2.5 (1.2–4.9) 0.15
MR‐proADM, nmol/L 0.39 (0.32–0.51) 0.42 (0.35–0.52) 0.12 0.50 (0.40–0.57) 0.54 (0.40–0.63) 0.012
CT‐proET‐1, pmol/L 36.9 (26.0–45.3) 37.7 (25.4–48.7) 0.33 40.3 (30.8–51.4) 44.7 (33.0–55.3) 0.1
Procalcitonin, ng/L 0.017 (0.014–0.022) 0.018 (0.015–0.023) 0.20 0.018 (0.015–0.022) 0.019 (0.016–0.023) 0.04
PAI‐1, mg/L 92.6 (55.5–164.0) 100.4 (60.4–162.1) 0.25 75.1 (50.4–113.8) 89.3 (56.1–156.6) 0.005
Galectin‐3, mg/L 11.4 (9.7–13.8) 11.8 (9.4–13.1) 0.77 13 (11–14.8) 13.3 (11.4–15.9) 0.17
Cystatin C, mg/L 0.9 (0.82–0.99) 0.94 (0.85–1.03) 0.016 1 (0.91–1.17) 1.1 (1.01–1.21) <0.001
UAE, mg/24 h 9.8 (6.4–20.5) 18.0 (8.6–52.9) <0.001 12.2 (7.5–29.9) 22.3 (10.7–53.9) <0.001

BMI, body mass index; CHIP, clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential; CRP, C‐reactive protein; CT‐proET‐1, C‐terminal pro‐endothelin‐1; HF, heart failure; IQR, interquartile range; MR‐proADM, mid‐regional pro‐adrenomedullin; MR‐proANP, mid‐regional pro‐A‐type natriuretic peptide; NT‐proBNP, N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide; PAI, plasminogen activator inhibitor; UAE, urine albumin excretion.