Table 2.

Biomarker levels in different subgroups of patients with heart failure (pg/mL for sST2, GDF-15 and uPAR, ng/mL for H-FABP).

	Non smoking			Smoking
	Median	Min	Max	Median	Min	Max	P-value
sST2	3404	1742	6348	5116	1735	13207	0.04
H-FABP	2.18	0.00	367.00	2.22	0.86	387.00	0.92
GDF-15	739	338	2045	921	604	118257	0.24
suPAR	2184	1053	3648	2176	1372	3396	0.77
	No angina pectoris			Angina pectoris
	Median	Min	Max	Median	Min	Max	P-value
sST2	3843	1735	13207	3837	2755	4919	0.93
H-FABP	2.29	0.00	387.00	1.99	1.31	2.67	0.64
GDF-15	761	338	2075	675	515	836	0.40
suPAR	2137	1053	3294	2330	1264	3396	0.93
	No arterial hypertension			Arterial hypertension
	Median	Min	Max	Median	Min	Max	P-value
sST2	4803	1735	6530	3843	1742	13207	0.44
H-FABP	2.24	0.86	367.00	2.07	0.00	387.00	0.44
GDF-15	1108	632	118257	761	338	2075	0.18
suPAR	2137	1505	3294	2137	1053	3648	0.93
	No type 2 diabetes			Type 2 diabetes
	Median	Min	Max.	Median	Min	Max	P-value
sST2	4065	1735	13207	4094	2258	7173	.80
H-FABP	2.33	0.86	367.00	2.10	0.00	387.00	.44
GDF-15	887	594	2045	802	338	118257	.69
suPAR	2079	1372	3156	2314	1053	3648	.41