Table 4.
Characteristics of the study sample divided by the recommended rule-out cut-off of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T for non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in case of no relevant increase within 2 hours (14 ng/L)
| hsTnT (ng/L) | <14 ng/L | n | ≥14 ng/L | n |
| Age (years) | 76.5±4.3 | 790 | 80.3±5.6 | 339 |
| Female (%) | 54.4 | 790 | 23.3 | 339 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.7±4.3 | 790 | 28.8±4.9 | 335 |
| Diabetes (%) | 17.3 | 790 | 31.3 | 339 |
| Hypertension (%) | 72.1 | 788 | 76.6 | 338 |
| BP <160/100 mm Hg (%) | 92.0 | 789 | 89.7 | 339 |
| Tobacco use (present/past) (%) | 41.0 | 790 | 53.1 | 339 |
| Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL) | 148.2±33.8 | 701 | 139.1±34.2 | 285 |
| Coronary artery disease (self-reported) (%) | 11.8 | 790 | 29.6 | 338 |
| Heart failure (self-reported) (%) | 11.5 | 788 | 21.7 | 336 |
| eGFRcrea (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 70.4±14.0 | 779 | 59.5±17.2 | 337 |
| NT-proBNP (pg/mL) | 265.6±355.5 | 790 | 963.3±2349.0 | 339 |
| Heart rate (beats per minute) | 69.0±11.0 | 67.8±11.8 | 338 | |
| Regular rhythm (%) | 93.0 | 599 | 81.0 | 248 |
| LVMi (g/m2) | 103.6±28.1 | 472 | 121.4±36.3 | 179 |
| Left atrial volume/BSA (mL/m2) | 37.5±14.0 | 575 | 44.5±18.1 | 235 |
| E/mean e’ | 11.1±3.4 | 530 | 12.3±4.5 | 210 |
| Diastolic dysfunction (%) | 60.6 | 563 | 74.9 | 227 |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 60.7±6.9 | 582 | 58.9±9.2 | 237 |
Shown are mean and SD or proportions.
E/e’: ratio of the transmitral early peak velocity by pulsed wave Doppler over mean early diastolic velocity determined at the septal and lateral mitral annulus by tissue Doppler. Diastolic dysfunction determined according to ref 23.
BP, blood pressure; BSA, body surface area; eGFRcrea, glomerular filtration rate estimated from serum creatinine; hsTnT, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T; LVMi, ratio of left ventricular mass to body surface area; NT-proBNP, N-terminal prohormone B-type (brain) natriuretic peptide.