Research Article

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.

VariablesFavorable outcomePoor outcome value
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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 NIHSS6.00 (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
 GPR111.92 (93.74-135.75)136.32 (106.05-174.08)<0.001
 GAR0.001

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.