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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2019 Jul 13;216:62–73. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.07.002

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics by hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP categories, N=1,054

hs-cTnT, ng/L
<3 3-5 6-8 9-13 ≥14
N=287 N=211 N=228 N=175 N=153
Age at MI, years 67.3 (8.5) 69.7 (8.2) 72.6 (8.0) 73.3 (8.4) 72.0 (7.6)
Black 21.6% 22.3% 27.2% 27.4% 34.6%
Female 61.3% 52.6% 36.8% 36.0% 31.4%
Elapsed time from measurement to MI 7.4(5.3) 7.6(5.3) 8.0(5.5) 7.4(5.2) 5.7(4.6)
Prior heart failure 5.2% 6.6% 14.5% 14.9% 16.3%
Hypertension 70.7% 78.2% 85.5% 89.7% 91.5%
Diabetes 30.0% 36.5% 46.9% 45.1% 59.5%
Prior stroke 3.8% 2.8% 5.7% 3.4% 3.9%
CABG 1.7% 2.4% 5.7% 3.4% 3.3%
PAD 7.3% 6.2% 8.8% 10.3% 12.4%
Kidney dysfunction 8.0% 10.0% 15.4% 18.3% 28.8%
Current smoking 33.2% 17.4% 12.2% 11.9% 8.5%
PREDICT score* 6.4 (3.1) 7.6 (3.7) 7.8 (3.4) 8.3 (3.6) 8.5 (3.4)
hs-cTnT, ng/L 1.5 [1.5-1.5] 4.0 [4.0-5.0] 7.0 [6.0-8.0] 10.0 [9.0-12.0] 19.0 [16.0-28.0]
NT-proBNP, pg/mL 57.2 [28.7-102.9] 58.9 [27.3-129.8] 67.1 [31.4-140.1] 76.1 [36.5-146.1] 130.9 [54.9-283.9]
NT-proBNP, pg/mL
<35.3 35.3-64.8 64.9-119.6 119.7-222.5 ≥222.6
N=286 N=212 N=228 N=174 N=154
Age at MI, years 67.8 (8.1) 69.5 (8.3) 71.6 (8.4) 72.9 (8.3) 73.1 (8.3)
Black 33.2% 23.6% 24.1% 20.1% 24.0%
Female 29.0% 42.9% 48.7% 57.5% 63.0%
Elapsed time from measurement to MI 7.7(5.4) 7.1(5.2) 7.6(5.2) 7.4(5.4) 6.6(5.2)
Prior heart failure 5.2% 9.0% 9.2% 16.1% 19.5%
Hypertension 78.0% 74.1% 81.1% 86.2% 94.2%
Diabetes 44.1% 40.6% 42.5% 37.4% 42.2%
Prior stroke 4.2% 3.8% 4.0% 3.5% 4.6%
CABG 2.5% 4.3% 3.1% 4.0% 2.6%
PAD 5.6% 6.6% 7.9% 10.9% 15.6%
Kidney dysfunction 11.9% 10.9% 11.4% 19.0% 25.3%
Current smoking 19.2% 21.7% 18.9% 19.0% 12.3%
PREDICT score* 6.7 (3.0) 7.2 (3.8) 7.4 (3.3) 8.4 (3.6) 9.0 (3.4)
hs-cTnT, ng/L 5.0 [1.5-8.0] 5.0 [1.5-9.0] 6.0 [1.5-10.0] 6.0 [3.0-9.0] 9.0 [5.0-16.0]
NT-proBNP, pg/mL 18.2 [10.5-26.4] 48.0 [40.7-56.4] 86.3 [75.5-102.3] 156.0 [133.8-181.0] 384.6 [275.4-643.9]

Values for continuous variables are given as mean (standard deviation) or median [interquartile interval]; values for categorical variables are given as percentage

Abbreviations: CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; hs-cTnT, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; PAD: peripheral artery disease

*

Participants who have information on PREDICT score are 715.