The variation in hs-cTnT levels with a median of 2 (0-4) pg/ml was related to not only levels of age, SBP, TG, uric acid and PBG, but also proportions of age ≥ 60, males, hypertension, hyperuricemia and T2D (p < 0.05 for all; Table 1). The gene discussed is TNNT2; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.