TABLE 1.
Demographic data and history of noncardiac diseases
| Troponin I+ n=28 |
Troponin I− n=77 |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 76.14±1.98 | 74.75±1.30 | 0.57 |
| Female, n (%) | 13 (46.4) | 39 (50.6) | 0.83 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.64±0.79 | 28.13±0.63 | 0.03 |
| Smoker, n (%) | 16 (57.1) | 36 (46.8) | 0.38 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 15 (53.6) | 38 (49.4) | 0.83 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 20 (71.4) | 56 (72.7) | 1.00 |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 11 (39.3) | 10 (13.0) | 0.005 |
| COPD, n (%) | 15 (53.6) | 26 (33.8) | 0.07 |
| Thyroid disease, n (%) | 6 (21.4) | 21 (27.3) | 0.62 |
Data are expressed as means ± SEM for continuous variables and absolute (and relative) frequencies for categorical variables. P<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. BMI Body mass index; COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
+
Positive;
−
Negative