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ArticleScientific reports2024

The association between blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio and the 28 day mortality in tuberculosis patients complicated by sepsis.

Kunping Cui, Shuang Feng, Yi Mao, Haixia Luo, Jiao Yang, Ruyi Xu, Lang Bai

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  1. Discovery and validation of novel plasma protein biomarkers for severe tuberculosis patients.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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Kunping Cui *Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Shuang Feng *Ultrasonic Medicine, Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu, Chengdu, 610000, Sichuan, China.
Yi Mao *Intensive Care Unit, Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu, Chengdu, 610000, Sichuan, China.
Haixia LuoIntensive Care Unit, Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu, Chengdu, 610000, Sichuan, China.
Jiao YangIntensive Care Unit, Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu, Chengdu, 610000, Sichuan, China.
Ruyi XuCenter of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Lang BaiCenter of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. pangbailang@163.com.

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Abstract

The relationship between blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio (BAR) and the prognosis of patients with tuberculosis (TB) complicated by sepsis remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the association between BAR and overall patient prognosis. This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with TB complicated by sepsis who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu between January 2019 and February 2023. The relationship between BAR values and prognosis in these patients was investigated using multivariate Cox regression, stratified analysis with interaction, restricted cubic spline (RCS), and threshold effect analysis. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess the robustness of the results. Our study included 537 TB patients complicated by sepsis admitted in the ICU, with a median age of 63.0 (48.0, 72.0) years; 76.7% of whom were men. The multivariate-restricted cubic spline analysis showed a non-linear association between BAR and patient prognosis. In the threshold analysis, we found that TB patients complicated by sepsis and a BAR < 7.916 mg/g had an adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for prognosis of 1.163 (95% CI 1.038-1.303; P = 0.009). However, when the BAR was ≥ 7.916 mg/g, there was no significant increase in the risk of death. The results of the sensitivity analysis were stable.

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Blood Urea NitrogenSepsisTuberculosisAgedFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesSerum AlbuminSerum AlbuminBlood urea nitrogen to albumin ratioICUPrognosisSepsisTB

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