Mortality (m), mortality rate/100 years (MR), mortality rate ratio (MRR) expressed as score test for trend for a one unit increase in troponin category, by selected covariables (explained in the text)
| Covariable | High-sensitivity troponin category, ng/l | MRR (95% CI) | |||
| 0.0–13.9 (35 admissions) | 14.0–39.9 (96 admissions) | ≥40.0 (88 admissions) | |||
| m (MR) | m (MR) | m (MR) | Unadjusted | Adjusted* | |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 2 (4.8) | 16 (48.6) | 12 (87.4) | 2.5 (1.5 to 4.1) | 2.9 (2.1 to 4.2) |
| Male | 1 (4.2) | 8 (17.2) | 18 (47.8) | 3.5 (2.1 to 5.7) | |
| Age at inclusion, years | |||||
| <65 | 2 (5.4) | 3 (16.6) | 4 (64.0) | 4.9 (1.7 to 12.9) | 2.7 (1.8 to 4.1) |
| 65–74 | 1 (3.5) | 11 (31.7) | 8 (70.4) | 3.3 (1.8 to 6.3) | |
| ≥75 | 0 | 10 (37.4) | 18 (53.2) | 1.4 (0.68 to 3.0) | |
| BMI <20 kg/m2 | |||||
| No | 1 (2.1) | 15 (27.6) | 16 (51.4) | 2.8 (1.8 to 4.4) | 2.4 (1.7 to 3.4) |
| Yes | 2 (13.5) | 6 (28.8) | 13 (64.5) | 2.0 (1.2 to 3.5) | |
| Hypertension | |||||
| No | 2 (3.6) | 17 (29.1) | 15 (50.9) | 2.8 (1.8 to 4.3) | 2.4 (1.7 to 3.4) |
| Yes | 1 (10.5) | 7 (33.2) | 15 (68.3) | 2.0 (1.1 to 3.5) | |
| Heart rate ≥100/min† | |||||
| No | 2 (5.5) | 8 (23.1) | 13 (32.4) | 1.9 (1.2 to 3.1) | 3.0 (2.1 to 4.3) |
| Yes | 1 (3.4) | 16 (35.7) | 17 (143.5) | 4.9 (2.9 to 8.1) | |
| Cephalisation | |||||
| No | 3 (4.6) | 17 (24.7) | 16 (38.9) | 2.3 (1.5 to 3.6) | 2.1 (1.4 to 3.0) |
| Yes | 0 | 6 (97.7) | 12 (118.9) | 1.4 (0.63 to 3.1) | |
| Leucocytes ≥10×109/l | |||||
| No | 1 (2.7) | 10 (32.7) | 10 (29.4) | 1.9 (1.2 to 3.2) | 2.7 (1.9 to 3.9) |
| Yes | 2 (7.1) | 14 (28.7) | 20 (115.1) | 3.7 (2.3 to 6.1) | |
| O2 saturation <90% | |||||
| No | 3 (5.6) | 13 (22.7) | 17 (59.3) | 2.9 (1.9 to 4.7) | 2.4 (1.7 to 3.4) |
| Yes | 0 | 10 (49.5) | 13 (57.5) | 1.9 (1.1 to 3.2) | |
| All, crude MRR | 3 (4.6) | 24 (30.2) | 30 (58.3) | 2.5 (1.8 to 3.5) | |
The table is based on 219 admissions among 99 patients.
* Adjusted for the corresponding covariable.
† p=0.010 for homogeneity.
BMI, body mass index.