Table 4 Relative change in hs-cTnT (95% confidence interval) by changing covariables on admission for Acute Exacerbation of COPD

Time independent

  Age at inclusion

+5 years

1.24 (1.13 – 1.37)

<0.0001

1.19 (1.08 – 1.31)

0.0005

  History of HT

Yes vs. no

1.44 (1.03 – 2.01)

0.034

1.29 (0.92 – 1.80)

0.138

Time dependent

  Heart rate ≥100/min

Yes vs. no

1.25 (1.01 – 1.54)

0.042

1.24 (1.02 – 1.52)

0.036

  Creatinine

+10 μmol/L

1.05 (1.003 – 1.09)

0.037

1.04 (1.002 – 1.09)

0.037

  Time since inclusion

+1 month

1.02 (1.0004 – 1.05)

0.046

1.02 (0.99 – 1.05)

0.051