Research Article

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

Table 4

Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analyses in the subpopulation with normal renal function.

FactorUnivariable analysisMultivariable analysis
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)

Sex7.687 (0.829, 71.316)0.073
Age1.213 (1.005, 1.465)0.0441.105 (0.817, 1.494)0.516
Hypertension1.235 (0.223, 6.860)0.809
Diabetes1.452 (0.258, 8.181)0.672
Heart failure2.287 (0.382, 13.704)0.365
Atrial fibrillation5.247 (0.703, 39.147)0.106
Dyslipidemia1.207 (0.213, 6.852)0.832
Cancer1.047 (0.026, 10.315)0.824
COPD1.555 (0.214, 11.316)0.663
Hospital-acquired infections1.106 (0.166, 7.354)0.917
NIHSS1.488 (1.136, 1.949)0.0041.375 (1.000, 1.891)0.049
SUA (μmol/L)1.217 (0.207, 7.173)0.828

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