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Table 1 Baseline patient study characteristics stratified by troponin I level elevation

From: Elevated troponin I levels but not low grade chronic inflammation is associated with cardiac-specific mortality in stable hemodialysis patients

 

TnI < 0.06

TnI ≥ 0.06

p

N = 97

N = 36

Age, years

68.4 ± 14.0

65.4 ± 17.1

0.30

Male (%)

54 (56)

26 (72)

0.08

CAD history (%)

31 (32)

10 (28)

0.64

PVD history (%)

14 [16]

5 [18]

0.81

Diabetes mellitus (%)

36 (37)

21 (58)

0.03

Hypertension (%)

75 (86)

27 (93)

0.33

Dyslipidemia (%)

43 (49)

15 (51)

0.83

Smoking status (%)

  

0.15

Never

60 (71)

15 (52)

Current

13 [15]

7 (24)

Ex-Smoker

11 [13]

7 (24)

Dialysis vintage, median years

2.0 (0.9-4.0)

2.9 (1.2-4.2)

0.57

Hemoglobin, g/L

111 ± 16

112 ± 19

0.81

Ferritin, μg/L

607 ± 425

505 ± 344

0.12

Albumin, g/L

32.1 ± 4.5

30.4 ± 5.3

0.08

Calcium total, mmol/L

2.19 ± 0.16

2.18 ± 0.09

0.81

Phosphorus, mmol/L

1.57 ± 0.48

1.54 ± 0.58

0.80

Urea reduction ratio, %

74.2 ± 8.0

70.2 ± 10.1

0.03

CRP, median mg/L

5.0 (1.7-13.4)

8.9 (4.1-21.3)

0.03

  1. CAD, Coronary artery disease; PVD, Peripheral vascular disease; CRP, C-reactive protein.
  2. Data are presented as frequency (proportion), means ± SD, or median (interquartile range).
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