Univariate associations between hs-cTnT categories and covariates using the inclusion criterion of a p-value <0.2 were observed for the following covariates (Table 1): Age, gender, GOLD class, history of hypertension and diabetes, current smoking, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, pathological Q-wave, PaO2, leucocyte count, GFR, 6MWD and mMRC-score. Here, TNNT2 is linked to Hypertension.