Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) for association of pulse pressure with (A)
elevated hs-cTnT or (B) elevated NT-proBNP
Relationship between pulse pressure and elevated high sensitivity
cardiac troponin T (hs-c-TnT ≥14 ng/l), graph on the left (panel
a) and elevated NT-pro BNP (≥100 pg/ml), graph on
the right (panel b). Hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP were modeled using
restricted cubic splines with knots at 44.5, 57, 67.5 and 88 mmHg. The odds
ratio was adjusted for age, gender, and race-center, body mass index, diabetes
status, hypertension medication use, cholesterol lowering drug use,
LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, smoking status, drinking
status, estimated glomerular filtration rate, prevalent coronary heart disease
and mean arterial blood pressure. The distribution (frequency histogram) of
pulse pressure is shown in grey in the background. The shaded area around the
regression line represents the 95% confidence interval (CI).