TABLE 3.
Adjusted HRs (95% CIs) of Death, Recurrent Ischemic Event, and Heart Failure in cTnT Tertiles at Different Periods During Follow-up
| Event | HR (95% CI) by cTnT Tertile |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Middle | Upper | |
| Death | |||
| First 30 d (n=94) | 1 (reference) | 0.79 (0.46-1.36) | 1.80 (1.04-3.13) |
| 1-24 mo (n=170) | 1 (reference) | 1.47 (1.02-2.11) | 1.74 (1.06-2.84) |
| Overall (N=264) | 1 (reference) | 1.22 (0.90-1.66) | 1.83 (1.26-2.66) |
| Recurrent ischemic event | |||
| First 30 d (n=153) | 1 (reference) | 1.32 (0.86-2.05) | 1.72 (1.07-2.75) |
| 1-24 mo (n=181) | 1 (reference) | 1.22 (0.84-1.78) | 1.12 (0.71-1.75) |
| Overall (N=334) | 1 (reference) | 1.26 (0.95-1.68) | 1.35 (0.98-1.87) |
| Heart failure | |||
| First 30 d (n=260) | 1 (reference) | 1.01 (0.70-1.45) | 1.48 (1.02-2.15) |
| 1-24 mo (n=65) | 1 (reference) | 2.02 (0.96-4.24) | 1.92 (0.86-4.31) |
| Overall (N=325) | 1 (reference) | 1.11 (0.79-1.57) | 1.51 (1.06-2.14) |
Models are adjusted for age, sex, current and former smoking, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, anterior myocardial infarction, ejection fraction, Killip class, reperfusion or revascularization during hospitalization, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, body mass index, Charlson index, and estimated glomerular filtration rate. CI = confidence interval; cTnT = cardial troponin T; HR = hazard ratio.