Background and Aim: Serum uric acid to serum creatinine ratio (SUA/SCr) is associated with metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to investigate the association between SUA/SCr and stroke recurrence among young adults with ischemic stroke.
Methods: A total of 428 young patients with ischemic stroke were included in the present study. SUA/SCr was calculated from the concentration of serum uric acid and creatine (uric acid/creatine). Cox proportional regression models were performed to evaluate the association between SUA/SCr and stroke recurrence. Kaplan–Meier curves were used to compare recurrence rates in different quantiles of SUA/SCr.
Results: During a median follow-up of 3.14 years, 51 (10.7%) patients had stroke recurrence. Multivariable analyses indicated that SUA/SCr was associated with stroke recurrence after being adjusted for potential confounders (quantile four versus quantile one: hazard ratio: 3.420; 95% confidence interval: 1.426– 8.200; P = 0.006). Kaplan–Meier curves revealed that patients with a high concentration of SUA/SCr had an increased stroke recurrence risk. The time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve showed that the area under the curve for SUA/SCr was above 0.7 during follow-up. Restricted cubic spline presented an increasing trend for the link between SUA/SCr and stroke recurrence among young adults.
Conclusion: SUA/SCr was positively associated with the risk of stroke recurrence among young adults with ischemic stroke. Further prospective studies are warranted to assess the causality between SUA/SCr and the development of stroke recurrence among young adults.
Keywords: ischemic stroke, recurrence, young adults, uric acid