Table 2.
In-hospital clinical outcomes of study population stratified by median initial hs-TnT value.
| Variable | Overall population (n = 276) | hs-TnT ≥ 17ng/L (n = 132) |
hs-TnT < 17ng/L (n = 129) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length of stay (days) | 6 (3–11) | 9 (5–14) | 4 (3–8) | <0.01 |
| Discharged home | 202 (73.2) | 72 (54.6) | 118 (91.5) | <0.01 |
| Discharged to facility | 48 (17.4) | 40 (30.3) | 6 (4.7) | <0.01 |
| Deceased inpatient | 26 (9.4) | 20 (15.2) | 5 (3.9) | <0.01 |
| Intubation | 41 (14.9) | 29 (22.0) | 10 (7.8) | <0.01 |
| Shock requiring vasoactive agents | 36 (13.0) | 27 (20.5) | 7 (5.4) | <0.01 |
| ICU admission | 93 (33.7) | 63 (47.7) | 25 (19.4) | <0.01 |
| Cardiac arrest | 9 (3.3) | 7 (5.3) | 2 (1.6) | 0.17 (NS) |
Continuous variables reported as median (interquartile range). Categorial variables reported as number (percentage).