Research Article

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

Table 3

Univariate analysis for NIHSS.

CovariateStatisticsOR (95% CI) value

Sex (, %)
 Male157 (65.97%)Ref
 Female81 (34.03%)1.71 (0.95, 3.08)0.0726
Age (years)1.04 (1.01, 1.07)0.0064
Systolic BP (mmHg)0.99 (0.98, 1.00)0.2146
Diastolic BP (mmHg)0.99 (0.97, 1.01)0.2367
Hypertension (, %)
 No91 (38.24%)Ref
 Yes147 (61.76%)0.76 (0.42, 1.35)0.3468
Diabetes (, %)
 No202 (84.87%)Ref
 Yes36 (15.13%)1.88 (0.90, 3.95)0.0940
Coronary artery disease (, %)
 No210 (88.24%)Ref
 Yes28 (11.76%)5.22 (2.29, 11.89)<0.0001
Smoking (, %)
 No158 (66.39%)Ref
 Yes80 (33.61%)0.62 (0.33, 1.17)0.1373
Drinking (, %)
 No193 (81.09%)Ref
 Yes45 (18.91%)0.83 (0.39, 1.76)0.6321
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)0.89 (0.67, 1.18)0.4218
Triglyceride (mmol/L)0.72 (0.53, 0.96)0.0528
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)2.09 (0.68, 6.48)0.2002
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)0.91 (0.63, 1.32)0.6152
Homocysteine (μmol/L)0.97 (0.92, 1.02)0.2616
Creatinine (μmol/L)1.01 (1.00, 1.01)0.2593
Urea nitrogen (μmol/L)1.23 (1.06, 1.43)0.0079
UA (μmol/L)0.99 (0.99, 0.99)<0.0001

Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.