Table 2. Results of univariate linear regression analysis for changes in hsTnT levels.

Variable	Net change in hsTnT		Percent change hsTnT
	ρ	p value	ρ	p value
Age (years)	0.120	0.02	0.155	0.002
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	-0.033	0.50	-0.048	0.40
LVEF (%)	0.085	0.11	0.097	0.07
Serum hsTnT (ng/ml)	-0.426	<0.01	-0.345	<0.01
Plasma BNP (pg/ml)	-0.153	0.002	-0.104	0.04
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	-0.114	0.02	-0.153	0.002
Serum sodium (mEq/L)	-0.012	0.81	-0.038	0.44
Estimated GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)	0.074	0.14	0.002	0.97
Serum creatinine (mg/ml)	-0.089	0.07	-0.019	0.70
Total-bilirubin (mg/ml)	0.002	0.97	-0.024	0.62
hs-CRP (mg/ml)	-0.053	0.29	-0.030	0.55
Duration of hospitalization (days)	-0.047	0.34	-0.053	0.29
Changes in BNP level (pg/ml)	0.221	<0.001	0.195	<0.001
Changes in BNP level (%)	0.234	<0.001	0.249	<0.001
Changes in creatinine (mg/ml)	0.147	0.003	0.154	0.002
Changes in creatinine (%)	0.166	0.001	0.168	0.001

For abbreviations see Table 1.