Abstract:Objective To explore the correlation between monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and the prognosis of acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing intravenous thrombolysis.Methods A retrospective analysis of medical records of 110 patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to the First People's Hospital of Bengbu from January 2021 to December 2022 was conducted. Patient baseline data were collected, and based on the results of a 90-day telephone follow-up, patients were divided into a good prognosis group and a poor prognosis group. A multifactorial stepwise logistic regression model was used to analyze high-risk factors affecting patient prognosis. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to assess the predictive efficacy of MHR and NLR for the prognosis of acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing intravenous thrombolysis.Results Among the 110 patients with acute ischemic stroke, 76 cases (69.09%) had a good prognosis, and 34 cases (30.91%) had a poor prognosis. Patients in the poor prognosis group had higher white blood cell count, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, neutrophil count, monocyte count, MHR, and NLR compared to the good prognosis group (P < 0.05). High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and lymphocyte count were lower in the poor prognosis group than in the good prognosis group (P < 0.05). White blood cell count [O^R = 4.125 (95% CI: 1.409, 12.068) ], NIHSS score [O^R = 4.860 (95% CI: 1.662, 14.218)], high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [O^R = 0.234 (95% CI: 0.080, 0.685) ], neutrophil count [O^R = 3.991 (95% CI: 1.364, 11.676) ], monocyte count [O^R = 3.529 (95% CI: 1.206, 10.325) ], lymphocyte count [O^R = 0.248 (95% CI: 0.085, 0.724) ], MHR [O^R = 3.445 (95% CI: 1.178, 10.079) ], and NLR [O^R = 4.043 (95% CI: 1.382, 11.829) ] were all influencing factors for poor prognosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke (P < 0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that the sensitivity of MHR, NLR, and their combination in predicting the prognosis of patients with acute ischemic stroke was 82.35% (95% CI: 0.648, 0.926), 79.41% (95% CI: 0.616, 0.907), and 85.29% (95% CI: 0.682, 0.944), respectively. Specificity was 76.32% (95% CI: 0.649, 0.850), 73.92% (95% CI: 0.641, 0.835), and 88.16% (95% CI: 0.782, 0.941), respectively. The area under the curve was 0.790 (95% CI: 0.712, 0.869), 0.801 (95% CI: 0.732, 0.891), and 0.875 (95% CI: 0.810, 0.940), respectively.Conclusion MHR and NLR levels are closely related to the prognosis of patients with acute ischemic stroke and can be used to predict short-term prognosis.