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Table 3 Mortality, mortality rates, mortality rate ratio expressed as score test for trend for a one unit increase in troponin category, by selected covariates

From: The prognostic value of measurement of high-sensitive cardiac troponin T for mortality in a cohort of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

 

High-sensitivity troponin, ng/L

MRR (95% CI)

 

<5.0

5.0–13.99

≥14

 

(n = 95)

(n = 114)

(n = 66)

Covariate

m (MR)

m (MR)

m (MR)

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

All, crude

9 (2.8)

17 (4.4)

21 (11.0)

2.1 (1.4–3.1)

-

Age at inclusion, years

  < 62

2 (1.4)

3 (2.4)

3 (7.0)

2.4 (0.9–6.6)

1.9 (1.3–2.8)

 62–66

3 (3.1)

4 (3.2)

5 (7.8)

1.7 (0.8–3.6)

  ≥ 67

4 (4.6)

10 (7.2)

13 (15.5)

1.9 (1.1–3.1)

Gender

 Female

8 (3.7)

9 (4.7)

11 (15.3)

2.2 (1.3–3.8)

2.3 (1.5–3.4)

 Male

1 (0.9)

8 (4.1)

10 (8.4)

2.3 (1.2–4.3)

Diabetes

 Yes

0 (0)

0 (0)

6 (25.7)

2.5 (1.1–5.9)

1.9 (1.3–2.8)

 No

9 (2.9)

17 (4.5)

15 (8.9)

1.8 (1.2–2.7)

GOLD class

 I–II

2 (1.1)

4 (2.2)

4 (9.5)

3.4 (1.3–8.7)

1.8 (1.2–2.6)

 III–IV

7 (4.6)

13 (6.4)

17 (11.4)

1.6 (1.1–2.4)

PaO2 < 8 kPa

 Yes

3 (5.3)

2 (3.2)

7 (19.6)

2.3 (1.1–4.8)

2.1 (1.4–3.0)

 No

6 (2.2)

15 (4.6)

14 (9.0)

2.1 (1.4–3.1)

Pathologic Q-wave

 Yes

1 (7.4)

1 (5.2)

5 (17.9)

1.7 (0.7–4.4)

2.0 (1.4–2.9)

 No

8 (2.6)

16 (4.4)

16 (10.3)

2.1 (1.4–3.2)

Leucocytes > 7×109/L

 Yes

6 (3.6)

12 (6.7)

16 (14.2)

2.0 (1.3–3.1)

2.0 (1.4–2.9)

 No

3 (1.9)

5 (2.4)

5 (6.4)

1.9 (0.9–4.2)

Heart rate, > 71 per min

 Yes

7 (4.8)

11 (5.9)

16 (12.2)

1.7 (1.1–2.6)

1.9 (1.3–2.8)

 No

2 (1.1)

6 (3.0)

5 (8.3)

2.9 (1.3–6.4)

GFR

  < 45 mL/min

0 (0)

1 (12.1)

3 (37.2)

2.8 (0.4–19.8)

1.9 (1.2–3.0)

 45–60 mL/min

1 (1.7)

3 (9.3)

4 (11.4)

2.2 (1.0–5.0)

  > 60 mL/min

8 (3.0)

9 (3.7)

14 (9.5)

1.9 (1.2–2.9)

6MWD, <450 m

 Yes

7 (5.6)

12 (7.8)

16 (12.6)

1.5 (1.0–2.3)

1.7 (1.2–2.5)

 No

2 (1.0)

5 (2.1)

5 (7.8)

3.1 (1.4–7.3)

mMRC > 2

 Yes

6 (4.4)

10 (5.0)

17 (12.6)

1.8 (1.2–2.8)

1.9 (1.3–2.8)

 No

3 (1.6)

7 (3.7)

4 (7.1)

2.2 (1.0–4.8)

  1. aMantel Haenzel test