Table 2.

Baseline troponin (Tn) and change Tn levels in the overall cohorts and according to heart failure (HF) status

Variables	Overall	Group 1 (no HF)	Group 2 (mild HF)	Group 3 (severe HF)	P values for trend
TnI at baseline (ng/L)	51 (20–258)	49 (14–197)	47 (18–306)	57 (27–324)	0.011
TnI absolute change (ng/L)	47 (2–420)	51 (1.5–406.5)	70 (3–650)	26 (2–274)	0.21
TnI relative change (%)	57.7 (4.5–319.8)	75.3 (8.4–348.2)	108.3 (9.1–431.0)	25.9 (2.2–165.3)	0.001
Confirmed MI, (%)	299 (53.2)	82 (53.2)	116 (57.1)	101 (49.3)	0.39
CAD treated*	177 (69.1)	51 (73.9)	69 (70.4)	57 (64.0)	0.18

*This refers to those with confirmed MI.

CAD, coronary artery disease; MI, myocardial infarction; TnI, Troponin I.