Relationship between Uric Acid Level and Severity of Acute Primary Cerebral Infarction: A Cross-Sectional Study.

BioMed Research International
Ruying WangPing Xu

Abstract

Numerous studies have shown that uric acid (UA) is associated with cerebrovascular disease, but whether UA is a protective factor or worsens the risk of developing cerebrovascular disease remains controversial. This study investigated the relationship between UA levels detected at admission and the severity of acute primary cerebral infarction. This cross-sectional study enrolled patients with acute primary cerebral infarction (N = 238, 157 men). We designated the levels of serum UA measured at the time of admission as the independent variable and the degree of neurological impairment at admission as the dependent variable. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was used to assess the extent of neurological dysfunction: NIHSS ≤ 5, minor stroke; NIHSS > 5, moderate to severe stroke. There was a statistically significant difference in UA levels between patients with mild cerebral infarctions (NIHSS ≤ 5) and those with moderate or severe cerebral infarctions (NIHSS > 5) (P < 0.0001). After adjusting for confounding factors, the serum UA level was found to be nonlinearly related to NIHSS, and the inflection point was 372 μmol/L. The extent of the influence and confidence interval was 0.99 (0.98, 0.99) on the left si...Continue Reading

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