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The relationship between oxidized low-density lipoprotein and the NIHSS score among patients with acute ischemic stroke: The SOS-Stroke Study

First author:Anxin Wang,Ying Cui

Corresponding author:Yilong Wang

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein NIHSS score Acute

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  • Person in charge:Anxin Wang,Ying Cui
  • Data Sources: OTHERS
  • Number of papers:OTHERS20190085
  • Published time:2018-01-18

2018-01-18

Published articles

Journal:Atherosclerosis

Publication type: Original Contributions

IF(IF): 5.162

PMID: 29407884 Link To Pubmed Full text Download

Background And Purpose

Background and aims: Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) has a defined role in the genesis and development of atherosclerosis, however, whether it is related to severity of neurological deficits is rarely reported. The aim of our study was to investigate the potential association between oxLDL and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score among patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Method

Between January 2014 and October 2014, we recruited 4111 patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), who were admitted within 7 dayse43 hospitals in China, and participated in the SOS-Stroke Study. We collected detailed clinical data and then tested the relationship between oxLDL and the NIHSS score using a multivariate linear regression analysis.

Conclusion

A positive correlation was found between plasma levels of oxLDL and the NIHSS score in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Higher plasma levels of oxLDL potentially suggest a worse prognosis in AIS patients.

Main results

After adjusting for age, gender, ethnicity, marriage and other confounding variables, the elevated NIHSS score was significantly associated with increased oxLDL levels, and each 1-mg/dL elevation in oxLDL concentration resulted in an increase of 0.027 in the NIHSS score.