Association between the controlling nutritional status score and outcomes in ischemic stroke patients with active cancer

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BACKGROUND: The effect of nutritional status on survival in ischemic stroke patients with active cancer remains unclear.

METHODS: This study retrospectively evaluated ischemic stroke patients with active cancer admitted to a university hospital in Japan between 2006 and 2016. Patients were followed for 2 years after stroke. The controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score was used to classify undernutrition degree into 4 groups: normal, light, moderate, and severe. Survival rates were compared using the Kaplan-Meier method. Hazard ratio (HR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) for mortality were calculated using Cox regression models.

RESULTS: A total of 158 patients (31 % women; median age: 71 years) were analyzed. Of these, 47 % had distant metastasis. The median (interquartile range) National Institute of Health Stroke Scale and CONUT scores were 4 (1-10) and 5 (3-7), respectively. Kaplan-Meier curve indicated that patients with poorer nutritional status had worse outcomes (overall log-rank test, p < 0.001). The univariable Cox regression analysis showed that the HR (95 % CI) for the light, moderate, and severe groups were 1.14 (0.45-2.86), 3.01 (1.27-7.12), and 2.94 (1.10-7.84), respectively. This statistical significance did not persist after adjustment for potential confounders (HR [95 % CI] for the light, moderate, and severe groups were 0.95 [0.36-2.49], 1.56 [0.57-4.28], and 1.34 [0.37-4.92], respectively). Past stroke, distant metastasis, and plasma D-dimer levels on admission were independent predictors of prognosis.

CONCLUSIONS: This single-center, retrospective study suggests that nutritional status serves as a prognostic indicator for ischemic stroke patients with active cancer. However, the effect is not statistically independent.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:120

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia - 120(2024) vom: 21. Feb., Seite 170-174

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sakurai, Rei [VerfasserIn]
Gon, Yasufumi [VerfasserIn]
Shimada, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Okazaki, Shuhei [VerfasserIn]
Todo, Kenichi [VerfasserIn]
Sasaki, Tsutomu [VerfasserIn]
Mochizuki, Hideki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Active cancer
Ischemic stroke
Journal Article
Nutrition
Prognosis

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jocn.2024.01.011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367364778