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Table 2 Vital signs and laboratory and electrocardiography findings according to hs-troponin groups on admission

From: Is high sensitive-troponin I a reliable biomarker for cardiac injury in methadone toxicity? A prospective cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

(n = 60)

Hs-troponin positive

(n = 12)

Hs-troponin negative

(n = 48)

P

Heart rates (beats/minute)

100.0 ± 15.0

107.6 ± 15.7

98.1 ± 14.5

0.050

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

112.9 ± 10.5

110.9 ± 15.6

113.4 ± 9.0

0.472

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

70.6 ± 8.2

70.2 ± 11.0

70.7 ± 7.5

0.846

Respiratory rate (rates/minute)

11.6 ± 1.4

11.0 ± 1.4

11.7 ± 1.3

0.123

O2 saturation (%)

90.8 ± 3.3

88.6 ± 4.7

91.3 ± 2.6

0.012

ECG finding (%)

 Normal

20 (33)

1 (8)

19 (39)

0.040

 Sinus tachycardia

31 (52)

9 (75)

22 (46)

0.071

 Inverted T in V1-V3

18 (30)

10 (83)

8 (16)

< 0.001

 Long QT interval

26 (43)

9 (75)

17 (35)

0.013

 Inverted T in II, III, avF

1 (1)

1 (8)

0

0.044

 QRS variations

1 (1)

1 (8)

0

0.044

Hemoglobin (g/l)

143.5 ± 14.08

147.7 ± 18.33

142.5 ± 12.83

0.255

White blood cells (106/l)

9.8 ± 2.1

11.9 ± 2.2

9.3 ± 1.8

< 0.001

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)

26.7 ± 8.8

25.9 ± 9.2

26.8 ± 8.8

0.746

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.84 ± 0.14

0.87 ± 0.17

0.83 ± 0.14

0.386

  1. Hs-Troponin high sensitive troponin, ECG electrocardiogram