Associations of variables with hs-troponin T levels in controls and patients with SLE
| hs-Troponin T | Controls | Patients with SLE | ||
| Variables | ||||
| Correlations | Pearson’s r | Significance (P values) | Pearson’s r | Significance (P values) |
| Age (years) | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.11 | 0.28 |
| Gender* (male) | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.10 |
| hs-CRP (mg/L) | 0.05 | 0.69 | 0.42 | <0.001 |
| NT-proBNP (pg/L) | 0.07 | 0.53 | 0.29 | 0.005 |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 0.11 | 0.33 | 0.02 | 0.89 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.06 | 0.62 | 0.04 | 0.73 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 0.04 | 0.72 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 0.01 | 0.93 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 0.02 | 0.85 | 0.24 | 0.02 |
| Native T1 (ms) | 0.302 | 0.007 | 0.54 | <0.001 |
| Native T2 (ms) | −0.2 | 0.08 | 0.60 | <0.001 |
| GLS (%) | 0.16 | 0.18 | −0.29 | 0.005 |
| GCS (%) | −0.14 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.91 |
| LV-EDV (index), mL/m² | 0.01 | 0.96 | −0.05 | 0.62 |
| LV-EF (%) | 0.03 | 0.82 | −0.11 | 0.32 |
| LVmass (index), g/m² | 0.24 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.37 |
| RV-EF (%) | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.14 | 0.18 |
| LA area, cm2 | 0.07 | 0.57 | 0.07 | 0.57 |
| LGE present* | – | – | 0.13 | 0.22 |
| E/e’ | 0.03 | 0.78 | 0.21 | 0.045 |
| PWV (m/s) | −0.1 | 0.24 | 0.48 | <0.001 |
| SLEDAI | 0.21 | 0.08 | ||