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Table 2 Comparison of cTnI, cTnT and CPK-MB as cardiac biomarkers of subclinical myocarditis in Kawasaki disease vs. control groups

From: The role of myocarditis in the acute phase of Kawasaki as a predictor of the future coronary aneurysm: a case–control study

Cardiac biomarkers

Kawasaki (n = 90)

Control (n = 38)

P. Value

95% Confidence Interval

cTnI, ng/ml

0.23 ± 0.03

0.13 ± 0.04

0.001

0.03_0.12

cTnT, pg/ml

17.24 ± 2.56

3.53 ± 1.15

0.002

5.3_22.1

CPK-MB, IU/L

24.50 ± 13.89

24.62 ± 9.85

0.9

-4.7_5.4

  1. cTnI: cardiac troponin I; cTnT: cardiac troponin T; CPK-MB: Creatine kinase-MB