Table 1.
Baseline patient study characteristics stratified by troponin I level elevation
|
TnI < 0.06 |
TnI ≥ 0.06 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 97 | N = 36 | ||
| Age, years |
68.4 ± 14.0 |
65.4 ± 17.1 |
0.30 |
| Male (%) |
54 (56) |
26 (72) |
0.08 |
| CAD history (%) |
31 (32) |
10 (28) |
0.64 |
| PVD history (%) |
14 [16] |
5 [18] |
0.81 |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) |
36 (37) |
21 (58) |
0.03 |
| Hypertension (%) |
75 (86) |
27 (93) |
0.33 |
| Dyslipidemia (%) |
43 (49) |
15 (51) |
0.83 |
| Smoking status (%) |
|
|
0.15 |
| Never |
60 (71) |
15 (52) |
|
| Current |
13 [15] |
7 (24) |
|
| Ex-Smoker |
11 [13] |
7 (24) |
|
| Dialysis vintage, median years |
2.0 (0.9-4.0) |
2.9 (1.2-4.2) |
0.57 |
| Hemoglobin, g/L |
111 ± 16 |
112 ± 19 |
0.81 |
| Ferritin, μg/L |
607 ± 425 |
505 ± 344 |
0.12 |
| Albumin, g/L |
32.1 ± 4.5 |
30.4 ± 5.3 |
0.08 |
| Calcium total, mmol/L |
2.19 ± 0.16 |
2.18 ± 0.09 |
0.81 |
| Phosphorus, mmol/L |
1.57 ± 0.48 |
1.54 ± 0.58 |
0.80 |
| Urea reduction ratio, % |
74.2 ± 8.0 |
70.2 ± 10.1 |
0.03 |
| CRP, median mg/L | 5.0 (1.7-13.4) | 8.9 (4.1-21.3) | 0.03 |
CAD, Coronary artery disease; PVD, Peripheral vascular disease; CRP, C-reactive protein.
Data are presented as frequency (proportion), means ± SD, or median (interquartile range).