A pilot project to study troponin I in a representative sample of the region from the ESSE-RF study: distribution among population and associations with risk factors

• Published in: Kardiovaskuli͡a︡rnai͡a︡ terapii͡a︡ i profilaktika Vol. 20; no. 4; p. 2940
• Main Authors: Shalnova, S. A., Drapkina, O. M., Kontsevaya, A. V., Yarovaya, E. B., Kutsenko, V. A., Metelskaya, V. A., Kapustina, A. V., Balanova, Yu. A., Litinskaya, O. A., Pokrovskaya, M. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC 17.07.2021
• Subjects: cardiovascular risk factors; esse-rf; population; score; troponin i
• ISSN: 1728-8800; 2619-0125
• DOI: 10.15829/1728-8800-2021-2940

Aim. To assess the distribution of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in a sample of the region from the ESSE-RF study and to study its associations with risk factors (RFs) and the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) system. Material and methods . This observational cross-sectional study includes a representative sample of the population aged 25-64 years of the Vologda region (n=1591). The analysis included sex, age, behavioral and cardiometabolic RFs, biomarkers, prior cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), and SCORE. The differences between age-sex groups were considered significant at p<0,05. Results. According to study results, asymmetry in cTnI distribution among population was revealed. The median cTnI level in the sample was 1,5 pg/ml (95% confidence interval, 0,80-2,50). Noteworthy is the high level of the 99th percentile of cTnI in men aged 45-54 years (55,3 pg/ml). At the same time, the 99th percentile for the entire sample in men was 47,7 pg/ml, while in women — 13,3 pg/ml. The cTnI level log increases significantly with age in both men (p<0,0001) and women (p<0,0001), but faster in men. There was a higher level of cTnI in young men compared to same-age women. In multivariate analysis, significant associations of cTnI levels with sex, age, blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, abdominal obesity, hypertension, and brain natriuretic peptide level were obtained. Insufficient accuracy of classification of study participants by SCORE risk was revealed. Conclusion . The distribution of cTnI in the sample of the Russian region from the ESSE-RF study is sharply shifted to the left (median, 1,5 pg/ml). Higher cTnI levels were revealed in young men compared to their female peers. Significant associations of cTnI with obesity (body mass index, hypertension, elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and brain natriuretic peptide concentration) were found. It was demonstrated that SCORE does not accurately classify individuals with high and moderate cТnI levels.