Abstract:
Objective To explore the predictive value of glycolysis index and uric acid level on the occurrence and prognosis of depression in elderly stroke patients based on nomogram.
Methods A total of 255 patients with mild acute ischemic stroke were screened. At 3 months after stroke onset, 72 subjects with Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) score ≥8 and meeting the diagnostic criteria of the World Health Organization Compound International Diagnostic Dialogue 3.0 were included in the post-stroke depression (PSD) group, and the rest were included in the non-post-stroke depression (NPSD) group. The plasma concentrations of metabolites of glycolysis, gluconeogenesis and TCA cycle pathways were measured by LC/MS.
Results Compared with NPSD group, the scores of NIHSS, mRS, atrial fibrillation, uric acid, BDNF and lactic acid in the PSD group significantly increased (P < 0.05), while the scores of pyruvate, hexose monophosphate and MMSE significantly decreased (P < 0.05). The NIHSS score (OR = 1.537, 95%CI = 1.079-2.188) and mRS score (OR = 1.865,95%CI = 1.164-2.991) at admission, atrial fibrillation (OR = 4.756, 95%CI = 1.086-20.816), uric acid (OR = 1.007, 95%CI = 1.004-1.010), pyruvic acid (OR = 0.815, 95%CI = 0.690-0.963) and MMSE score at admission (OR = 0.893, 95%CI = 0.822-0.970) were the dependent influencing factor of PSD after 3 months of ischemic stroke (P < 0.05 to P < 0.01). The AUC of the above six independent influencing factors to generate a nomogram predicting the occurrence of PSD was 0.880 (95%CI = 0.830 ~ 0.930). The results of calibration curve analysis showed that the predicted risk of PSD in the nomogram model was basically coincident with the actual risk of PSD, which indicated that the predicted and observed results were consistent.
Conclusions The decrease of pyruvate level and increase of uric acid level are the independent risk factors of PSD after 3 months of the onset of mild acute ischemic stroke. The nomogram model for predicting 3-month PSD in mild acute ischemic stroke patients is easy to operate, and has good differentiation and calibration.