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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2026

Platelet to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio predicts clinical outcomes after acute ischemic stroke: a prospective cohort study.

Xuan Sun, Haochen Sun, Zhijia Tang, Xinyang Qi, Xian Wang, Xiaoyin Wang

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Xuan Sun *Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Haochen Sun *Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Zhijia TangDepartment of Medicine, Tongling Polytechnic College, Tongling, China.
Xinyang QiDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xian WangDepartment of Health Management & Institute of Health Management, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Xiaoyin WangDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.

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Background: The platelet/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (PHR), a marker of hypercoagulable states and disordered lipid metabolism, has been confirmed as a predictor of cardiovascular disease. However, the effects of PHR on the prognosis of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remain unknown. We aimed to assess the associations of PHR with the risk of clinical outcomes in patients with AIS. Methods: This prospective observational study included 820 patients (median age, 68 years; female, 34.6%; median NIHSS at admission, 3) with AIS. The median time from symptom onset to admission was 2 days (interquartile range [IQR], 0-4), and from admission to blood sampling was 15 h (IQR, 12-19). PHR was calculated as platelet count (PC; 10 Results: The median PHR was 202.155 (IQR, 153.120-262.365). Kaplan-Meier survival curves identified tertile 3 as the group with the highest risk for all-cause death and stroke recurrence. After adjustment, multivariable Cox regression (tertile 1 as reference) showed that the highest PHR tertile 3 was associated with increased risk for both all-cause death and stroke recurrence across all three follow-up intervals (3 months, 6 months and 1 year). In parallel, multivariable logistic regression (tertile 1 as reference) showed that tertile 3 was associated with a greater likelihood of poor functional outcome across the same three time points. Continuous PHR showed a positive dose-response relationship with clinical outcomes. Subgroup analysis revealed significant interactions of age ( Conclusion: A higher PHR level in patients with AIS is strongly associated with an increased risk of all-cause death, stroke recurrence and poor functional outcome. As a valuable predictive biomarker, PHR may provide a simple and effective tool for predicting clinical outcomes in patients with AIS.

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acute ischemic strokeall-cause deathplatelet to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratiopoor functional outcomeprognostic biomarkerstroke recurrence

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