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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomarkers. 2022 Oct 20;27(8):802–808. doi: 10.1080/1354750X.2022.2129451

Table 3.

Associations between Study Factors and sST2 Level (ng/mL) Across Six Study Visits (N=245; 1,051 study visits total)

Unadjusted
Effects a
(95% CI)
Model 1
Adjusted
Effects
(95% CI)
Demographic
Model 2
Adjusted Effects
(95% CI)
Substance Use
Model 3
Adjusted Effects
(95% CI)
History of Chronic
Health Conditions
Model 4
Adjusted Effects
(95% CI)
Pharmaceutical
Drug Use
Model 5
Adjusted Effects
(95% CI)
Current Health
Status
/Cardiovascular
Risks
Model 6
Adjusted Effects
(95% CI)
Cardiac Structure/
function
Age (years) 1.00 (0.95-1.06) 1.01 (0.95, 1.06)
Race/Ethnicity
 White (Ref)
 Black/African American 1.17 (1.02-1.34) 1.17 (1.00-1.35)
 Latina 1.11 (0.93-1.33) 1.11 (0.93, 1.33)
 Multiracial 1.15 (0.95-1.40) 1.14 (0.94, 1.39)
 Other 1.21 (0.98-1.50) 1.21 (0.98, 1.49)
Cocaine/Benzoylecgonine e 1.07 (1.01-1.14)** 1.10 (1.03-1.18)** 1.10 (1.03-1.18)** 1.09 (1.02-1.17)** 1.08 (1.00-1.15)** 1.09 (1.01, 1.18)**
Cocaethylene e 1.05 (0.99-1.12) 1.04 (0.97-1.12)
Levamisole e 0.97 (0.92-1.03) 0.91 (0.86-0.97)** 0.92 (0.87-0.98)** 0.92 (0.86-0.97)** 0.92 (0.87-0.97)** 0.90 (0.85, 0.96)**
Methamphetamine e 1.01 (0.95-1.07) 0.99 (0.88-1.11)
Heroin/Mono-acetylmorphine-6 e 1.22 (1.08-1.38)** 1.25 (1.09-1.42)** 1.26 (1.10-1.43)** 1.24 (1.09-1.41)** 1.22 (1.07-1.39)** 1.25 (1.08, 1.44)**
Fentanyl/Norfentanyl e 1.08 (0.96-1.21) 1.03 (0.91-1.17)
Additional opioids e 1.02 (0.96-1.09) 1.01 (0.95-1.08)
Alcohol (as determined by ethyl glucuronide) e 1.09 (1.03-1.15)** 1.10 (1.04-1.17)** 1.12 (1.06-1.18)** 1.12 (1.05-1.18)** 1.12 (1.06-1.19)** 1.13 (1.06, 1.20)**
Cannabis (THC) e 1.03 (0.97-1.09)
Cotinine/Nicotine e 0.97 (0.91-1.03) 0.96 (0.87-1.07)
Diabetes f 0.98 (0.88-1.09) 1.01 (0.90-1.12)
Prior myocardial infarction f 0.98 (0.94-1.03) 0.99 (0.94-1.04)
Prior stroke f 1.00 (0.97-1.03) 1.00 (0.97-1.03)
HIV-positive g 1.16 (1.03-1.31)** 1.18 (1.05-1.33)** 1.18 (1.05-1.33)** 1.19 (1.06-1.34)** 1.18 (1.03, 1.35)**
HCV-positive f 1.04 (0.95-1.12) 1.01 (0.92-1.09)
Benzodiazepine e 1.02 (0.94-1.11) 1.01 (0.93-1.10)
Beta blocker e 1.05 (0.94-1.16) 1.07 (0.96-1.20)
Calcium channel blocker e 0.99 (0.88-1.10) 0.98 (0.87-1.09)
Antihypertensive e 1.07 (0.95-1.19) 1.11 (0.98-1.24) 1.10 (0.98-1.24) 1.14 (1.00, 1.29)**
Statin e 1.02 (0.85-1.23) 1.11 (0.80-1.17)
Acetaminophen e 0.98 (0.94-1.03) 0.99 (0.95-1.04)
Naloxone e 1.87 (1.02-3.40)** 2.17 (1.12-4.18)** 2.12 (1.10-4.08)** 2.71 (1.35, 5.43)**
Methadone e 1.00 (0.92-1.09) 0.98 (0.90-1.07)
Buprenorphine/Norbuprenorphine e 0.92 (0.73-1.16) 0.78 (0.60-1.00) 0.78 (0.61-1.01) 0.61 (0.45, 0.83)**
Lidocaine e 1.12 (1.06-1.18)** 1.11 (1.05-1.18)** 1.10 (1.04-1.16)** 1.10 (1.03, 1.17)**
Body Mass Index (BMI) 1.00 (0.99-1.00) 1.00 (0.99-1.00)
Systolic Blood Pressure 1.01 (1.00-1.02) 1.03 (1.01-1.04)** 1.03 (1.02, 1.05)**
Diastolic Blood Pressure 0.99 (0.98-1.01) 0.97 (0.95-0.99)** 0.96 (0.94, 0.99)**
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 1.00 (0.99-1.01) 1.00 (0.99-1.01)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 1.01 (0.99-1.03) 1.01 (0.99-1.03)
High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hsCRP) (mg/L) 1.02 (1.01-1.04)** 1.02 (1.01-1.04)** 1.02 (1.01, 1.04)**
LV mass (per 10 g/m2) 1.00 (0.98, 1.01)
LVEF (per 10 units) 0.98 (0.89, 1.08)
**

p<0.05

a

Adjusted for visit only

e

Positive toxicology results

f

Self-reported

g

ELISA test results