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Association between creatinine-to-albumin ratio and mortality in intracerebral hemorrhage: a superior predictive
Yuhong Guo1, Qiaoyu You2, Peng Wang3
1Department of Neurosurgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, China.
Insights
The creatinine-to-albumin ratio is a strong predictor of mortality in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. Higher ratios indicate increased risk, outperforming other common biomarkers.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Biomarkers
- Critical Care Medicine
Background:
- Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a critical condition with high mortality.
- Individual creatinine and albumin levels are known prognostic factors.
- The prognostic value of the creatinine-to-albumin ratio (CAR) in ICH is underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the prognostic value of the creatinine-to-albumin ratio (CAR) in predicting mortality in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.
- To compare the prognostic performance of CAR with other established biomarkers.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective cohort study of 3,521 ICH patients.
- Serum biomarkers collected within 24 hours of admission.
- Multivariate analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis were performed.
Main Results:
- Higher quartiles of CAR were significantly associated with increased in-hospital mortality risk.
- CAR demonstrated superior prognostic performance compared to neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios.
- Dynamic changes in CAR showed significant predictive value over time.
Conclusions:
- The creatinine-to-albumin ratio is an independent and superior predictor of mortality and complications in ICH patients.
- CAR's prognostic ability surpasses commonly used indicators.
- Further prospective studies are needed to confirm clinical applicability.
Background:
Intracerebral hemorrhage is a severe and devastating condition with a high mortality rate worldwide. While creatinine and albumin levels have been studied individually, the prognostic value of the creatinine-to-albumin ratio in predicting mortality in intracerebral hemorrhage patients remains underexplored.
Methods:
We performed a retrospective cohort study of intracerebral hemorrhage patients from West China Hospital of Sichuan University (December 2010-July 2019) and The First People's Hospital of Longquanyi District, Chengdu (January 2017-October 2020). Serum biomarker data from blood samples were collected within 24 h of admission. The primary outcome is mortality, while secondary outcomes include renal, infectious, and neurological complications.
Results:
A total of 3,521 primary intracerebral hemorrhage patients were included in this study. Based on the Youden Index, 0.30 is the optimal threshold for dichotomizing creatinine-to-albumin ratio. Multivariate analysis showed that patients in higher quartiles of the creatinine-to-albumin ratio had significantly higher in-hospital mortality risks compared to those in the lowest quartile (Q1, reference group) (Q2: aOR 2.38, 95% CI: 1.40-4.03; Q3: aOR 2.87, 95% CI: 1.70-4.84; Q4: aOR 6.11, 95% CI: 3.68-10.15). Similar associations were observed for 30-day, 180-day, and 1-year mortality. Restricted cubic splines further supported this positive dose-response relationship. Receiver operating characteristic analysis showed that the creatinine-to-albumin ratio outperformed the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in prognostic performance, especially in predicting in-hospital mortality (AUC = 0.74). Additionally, the dynamic changes in creatinine-to-albumin ratio showed a significant increase in AUC over time (p < 0.001 for trend).
Conclusion:
Creatinine-to-albumin ratio can serve as an independent and superior predictor of mortality and complications in intracerebral hemorrhage patients. Its prognostic ability could surpass that of commonly used indicators, and its dynamic changes may provide additional valuable insights for prediction. However, further prospective studies are required to confirm its clinical applicability.
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