Research Article

The Prognostic Value of Serum Uric Acid in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analyses in the subpopulation with abnormal renal function ( mL/min/1.73 m2).

FactorUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)

Sex1.151 (0.399, 3.322)0.795
Age1.100 (0.960, 1.261)0.168
Hypertension1.105 (0.392, 3.115)0.850
Diabetes3.128 (1.068, 9.165)0.0382.977 (0.973, 9.105)0.056
Heart failure2.817 (0.867, 9.148)0.085
Atrial fibrillation3.180 (0.966, 10.465)0.057
Dyslipidemia1.534 (0.425, 5.533)0.513
Cancer0.897 (0.116, 6.953)0.917
COPD2.147 (0.737, 6.252)0.161
Hospital-acquired infections1.718 (0.525, 5.627)0.371
NIHSS1.340 (1.107, 1.623)0.0031.369 (1.119, 1.674)0.061
SUA (μmol/L)5.480 (1.519, 19.767)0.0098.577 (2.115, 34.784)0.003

Abbreviations: HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; SUA: serum uric acid.