Table 2.
In-hospital outcomes categorized according to presenting levels of high sensitivity
| Variable | Presenting high sensitivity troponin levels (ng/L) |
p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetectable <2.3 (n = 80) | 2.3–18 (n = 550) | >18–99 (n = 303) | ≥ 100 (n = 87) | ||
| Hs-cTnI level (ng/L) | 2.3 (2.3–2.3) | 9 (5–16) | 35 (25–51) | 186 (129–334) | <0.001 |
| Acute kidney injury | 21 (26%) | 157 (29%) | 175 (58%) | 49 (56%) | <0.001 |
| Renal replacement therapy | 2 (3%) | 8 (2%) | 18 (6%) | 8 (9%) | <0.001 |
| Intensive care unit transfer | 9 (11%) | 84 (16%) | 76 (25%) | 29 (34%) | <0.001 |
| ARDS | 7 (9%) | 54 (10%) | 62 (21%) | 31 (36%) | <0.001 |
| Mild | 1 (1%) | 8 (2%) | 10 (3%) | 6 (7%) | <0.001 |
| Moderate | 2 (3%) | 25 (5%) | 18 (6%) | 10 (12%) | |
| Severe | 5 (6%) | 23 (4%) | 33 (11%) | 16 (18%) | |
| Mechanical ventilation | 10 (13%) | 59 (11%) | 68 (22%) | 32 (37%) | <0.001 |
| Mortality | 7 (9%) | 45 (8%) | 84 (28%) | 44 (51%) | <0.001 |
| Mechanical ventilation, and death | 12 (15%) | 110 (20%) | 122 (40%) | 57 (66%) | <0.001 |
| ICU, mechanical ventilation, and death | 12 (15%) | 110 (20%) | 303 (40%) | 87 (66%) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: ARDS = Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Hs-cTnI = High Sensitivity Troponin; ICU = Intensive Care Unit.