Predictive Value of Globulin to Prealbumin Ratio for 3-Month Functional Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
Table 1
Comparison of clinical characteristics between favorable and poor outcome.
Variables
Favorable outcome
Poor outcome
value
()
()
Demographic characteristics
Age (years)
66 (55.5-75)
75 (67-82.5)
<0.001
Sex (male, %)
112 (66.3)
38 (58.5)
0.265
Vascular risk factors, ( %)
Hypertension ( %)
107 (63.3)
51 (78.5)
0.027
Diabetes ( %)
73 (43.2)
30 (46.2)
0.683
Hyperlipidemia ( %)
52 (30.8)
22 (33.8)
0.650
History of stroke ( %)
15 (8.9)
14 (21.5)
0.008
Atrial fibrillation ( %)
42 (24.9)
34 (52.3)
<0.001
Clinical data
Baseline NIHSS
6.00 (4.00-9.00)
13.00 (8.00-18.00)
<0.001
Laboratory indexes
WBC (×109/L)
<0.001
RBC (×1012/L)
0.078
Platelet (×109/L)
0.948
Albumin (g/L)
0.788
Globulin (g/L)
<0.001
Prealbumin (g/L)
0.23 (0.20-0.27)
0.22 (0.18-0.25)
0.005
UA (μmol/L)
0.278
BUN (mmol/L)
4.60 (3.95-5.67)
5.28 (4.03-6.22)
0.060
TC (mmol/L)
4.53 (4.01-5.24)
4.67 (3.69-5.61)
0.601
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.07 (0.94-1.28)
1.03 (0.89-1.34)
0.660
LDL-C (mmol/L)
0.219
Apo-A1 (g/L)
1.29 (1.17-1.43)
1.23 (1.10-1.49)
0.357
Apo-B1 (g/L)
0.92 (0.78-1.06)
0.93 (0.81-1.12)
0.453
GPR
111.92 (93.74-135.75)
136.32 (106.05-174.08)
<0.001
GAR
0.001
Abbreviations: NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; WBC: white blood cell count; UA: uric acid; RBC: red blood cells; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; TC: triglyceride; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; Apo-A1: apolipoprotein-A1; Apo-B1: apolipoprotein-B1; GPR: globulin to prealbumin ratio; GAR: globulin to albumin ratio.