Factors independently associated with cardiac troponin I levels in young and healthy adults from the general population

BackgroundDeterminants of cardiomyocyte injury as quantified by high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in young and healthy individuals, and sex-specific 99th percentiles are largely unknown.MethodsOur study included 2077 adults from the general population aged 25–41 years without cardiovascular disease. cTnI was measured using a high-sensitivity assay. We performed stepwise backward linear regression analyses to identify variables …