TNNT2 and diabetes mellitus: Table 1 shows that compared with non-DM patients, DM patients with hs-cTnT levels ≥5 × URL were older (62.44 ± 10.73 years vs. 60.57 ± 10.23 years, P < 0.0001), had a lower proportion of males (70.01% vs. 74.87%, P < 0.0001), and a higher prevalence of hypertension (66.15% vs. 60.47%, P < 0.0001).