Table 3.

Characteristics of group based on PAPP-A tertiles.

Variable	Tertile 1 (n=104) (<0.92 mIU/L) median (IQR): 0.70 (0.52–0.79)	Tertile 2 (n=108) (0.92–1.62 mIU/L) median (IQR): 1.19 (1.07–1.40)	Tertile 3 (n=108) (N1.62 mIU/L) median (IQR): 2.37 (1.96–3.87)	p-value
Sex
Male	49	74	69	<0.01
Female	55	34	39
History of MI/HF
Yes	36	36	42	0.67
No	68	72	66
ASA
Yes	27	28	21	0.43
No	77	80	87
Heparin treatment
	23	21	26	0.68
	81	87	82
1996 MI diagnosis
Yes	12	17	25	0.07
No	92	91	83
Time from onset for earliest PAPP-A measurement
Median hours (IQR)	4 (2–9)	4 (2–8)	4 (2–8)	0.42
Earliest cTnI
Median μg/L (IQR)	0.01 (0.00–0.03)	0.01 (0.00–0.04)	0.01 (0.00–0.06)	0.40
Peak cTnI
Median μg/L (IQR)	0.02 (0.01–0.12)	0.02 (0.01–0.14)	0.03 (0.01–0.41)	0.24
Earliest hs-cTnI
Median ng/L (IQR)	8.11 (4.86–41.4)	9.64 (4.34–38.3)	19.5 (6.04–87.1)	0.04