Table 1 Characteristics in patients seeking care at the emergency department with dyspnea by levels of high-sensitive cardiac troponin-T (hs-cTnT) values
Variable | hs-cTnT < 15 ng/l | hs-cTnT 15–100 ng/l | hs-cTnT > 100 ng/l | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
hs-cTnT, ng/L (mean +/- SD) | 7.79 +/-3.16 | 36.66 +/-20.26 | 267.26 +/-364.06 | |
hs-cTnT, ng/L (median, IQR) | 7.00 (5.0–11.00) | 30.00 (21.00–45.00) | 148.50 (101.00–233.50) | |
Age, years (mean, +/- SD) | 60.3 +/-19.0 | 78.5 +/- 11.1 | 78.1 +/-12.0 | < 0.0001* |
Age, years (median, IQR) | 63.6 (45.5–75.1) | 79.7 (71.8–87.1) | 81.1 (71.5–86.9) | |
Gender man (N, %) | 133 (32.5%) | 300 (56.2%) | 37 (63.8%) | < 0.001** |
History of CAD (N, %) | 55 (13.4%) | 226 (42.3%) | 35 (60.3%) | < 0.001** |
History of CHF (N, %) | 50 (12.2%) | 281 (52.6%) | 32 (55.2%) | < 0.001** |
History of AFIB (N, %) | 69 (16.9%) | 226 (42.3%) | 23 (39.7%) | < 0.001** |
History of hypertension (N, %) | 119 (29.1%) | 286 (53.6%) | 286 (53.6%) | < 0.001** |
History of renal disease (N, %) | 6 (1.5%) | 69 (12.9%) | 20 (34.5%) | < 0.001** |
METTS-green (N, %) | 25 (6.1%) | 16 (3.0%) | 1 (1.7%) | < 0.001** |
METTS-yellow (N, %) | 261 (63.8%) | 215 (40.3%) | 13 (22.4%) | |
METTS-orange (N, %) | 102 (24.9%) | 208 (39.0%) | 24 (41.4%) | |
METTS-red (N, %) | 19 (4.6%) | 94 (17.6%) | 19 (32.8%) | |
NYHA-class I (%) | 204 (49.9%) | 93 (17.4%) | 5 (8.6%) | < 0.001** |
NYHA-class II (%) | 116 (28.4%) | 183 (34.3%) | 17 (29.3%) | |
NYHA-class III (%) | 48 (11.7%) | 108 (20.2%) | 12 (20.7%) | |
NYHA-class IV (%) | 36 (8.8%) | 144 (27.0%) | 24 (41.4%) | |
ECG normal ST (N, %) | 263 (64.3%) | 180 (33.7%) | 12 (20.7%) | < 0.001** |
ECG ST Elevation (N, %) | 2 (0.5%) | 8 (1.5%) | 3 (5.2%) | 0.011** 0.008*** |
ECG ST Depression (N, %) | 24 (5.9%) | 69 (12.9%) | 15 (25.9%) | < 0.001** |
ECG Abnormal T-wave (N,%) | 23 (5.6%) | 45 (8.4%) | 9 (15.5%) | 0.020** 0.008*** |
Ambulans (N, %) | 130 (31.8%) | 375 (70.2%) | 46 (79.3%) | < 0.001** |
Alarm (N, %) | 17 (4.2%) | 71 (13.3%) | 19 (32.8%) | < 0.001** |
Hospitalization (%) | 130 (31.8%) | 412 (77.2%) | 56 (96.6%) | < 0.001** |
Mortality 3-months (%) | 9 (2.2%) | 88 (16.5%) | 24 (41.4%) | < 0.001** |
Saturation % (mean +/-SD) | 95.9 +/-4.0 | 91.1 +/-9.3 | 88.7 +/-8.8 | < 0.0001* |
Saturation % (median, IQR) | 97 (94– 99) | 93 (89–97) | 91 (84–96) | |
Respiratory frequency (mean, +/- SD) | 21.7 +/-7.1 | 26.0 +/-7.7 | 28.0 +/-7.8 | < 0.0001* |
Respiratory frequency (median, IQR) | 20 (18– 24) | 24 (20– 29) | 26 (22– 35) | |
BMI kg/m2 (mean +/-SD) | 26.8 +/-5.5 | 27.0 +/-6.6 | 25.9 +/-6.7 | 0.23* |
BMI kg/m2 (median, IQR) | 26.0 (23.0– 30.4) | 26.0 (22.9–30.3) | 24.6 (21.8–27.9) |