Key result
In non-AMI emergency department patients, median hs-cTnT values were significantly higher in males than females (16 vs 9 ng/L) and lower in African Americans than Caucasians (10 vs 15 ng/L).
Why the study?
Most studies examining the relationship of hs-cTnT with sex, race, age, and kidney function are in healthy participants, complicating interpretation in the ED setting.
Observational (n=7,989)
No
In ED patients without AMI, hs-cTnT values vary significantly by sex, race, age, and renal function, highlighting the need to incorporate patient-specific factors when interpreting troponin levels.
INTRODUCTION: Current evidence suggests that high sensitivity cardiac troponin-T (hs-cTnT) values differ based on sex, race, age, and kidney function. However, most studies examining the relationship of hs-cTnT and these individual factors are in healthy participants, leading to difficulty in interpreting hs-cTnT values in the Emergency Department (ED) setting. We seek to examine the relationship between hs-cTnT values and sex, race, age, and kidney function in a contemporary, urban academic setting. METHODS: ED visits from June 2018 through April 2019 with at least 1 hs-cTnT and no diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) at an academic medical center in the south side of Chicago were retrospectively analyzed. Median hs-cTnT values were stratified by sex (male or female), race (African American or Caucasian), age, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and stage of chronic kidney disease. RESULTS: 9679 encounters, representing 7989 distinct patients, were included for analysis (age 58 ± 18 years, 59% female, 85% black). Males had significantly higher median hs-cTnT values than females (16 [8-34] vs. 9 [6-22] ng/L, p < 0.001), African Americans had a significantly lower median value than Caucasians (10 [6-24] vs. 15 [6-29] ng/L, p < 0.001), and those with atrial fibrillation (27 [16-48] vs. 9 [6-19] ng/L, p < 0.001) and heart failure (28 [14-48] vs. 8 [6-15] ng/L, p < 0.001) had higher median values than those without. Median hs-cTnT values increased significantly with increased age and decreased eGFR. All relationships continued to be significant even after multivariable regression of sex, age, race, eGFR, presence of atrial fibrillation, and presence of heart failure (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Analysis of hs-cTnT in non-AMI patients during ED encounters showed that males have higher values than females, African Americans have lower values than Caucasians, those with atrial fibrillation and heart failure have higher values than those without, and that older age and lower eGFR were associated with higher median values.
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Kong et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Non-myocardial infarction (n=7,989). Male sex vs. Female sex was evaluated on Median hs-cTnT values (ng/L) (p=<0.001). In non-AMI emergency department patients, median hs-cTnT values were significantly higher in males than females (16 vs 9 ng/L) and lower in African Americans than Caucasians (10 vs 15 ng/L).
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