Abstract:Objective To explore the risk factors of secondary shoulder-hand syndrome in elderly stroke patients.Methods A retrospective study was conducted. Elderly stroke patients who were hospitalized in the Rehabilitation Department of Xuzhou Central Hospital from January 2022 to December 2024 were selected as the research subjects. They were divided into the SHS group (n = 42) and the non-SHS group (n = 78) according to whether they developed secondary SHS.Compare the clinical data and laboratory indicators of the two groups of patients; To analyze the influencing factors of secondary SHS in elderly stroke patients, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the value of serum calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), bradykinin (BK) and predictive models in predicting the occurrence of SHS.Results The comparisons of gender composition, age composition, lesion side composition, stroke type composition, prevalence of hypertension, prevalence of diabetes, body mass index composition, rate of sensory disturbance on the affected side, rate of incorrect movement patterns, rate of upper limb intravenous infusion on the affected side, and rate of incorrect movement patterns between the SHS group and the non-SHS group, after performing the χ2 test, showed no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05).The comparison between the SHS group and the non-Brunnstrom stage group in terms of the composition of stages, the rate of shoulder subluxation, the rate of hand edema, the level of CGRP, and the level of BK showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05).The SHS group had higher rates of Brunnstrom stage Ⅰ, Ⅱ, shoulder joint subluxation, hand edema, CGRP level, and BK level compared to the non-SHS group. The Brunnstrom stage being Ⅰ, Ⅱ [O^R = 2.218 (95% CI: 1.295, 3.799) ], shoulder joint subluxation [O^R = 2.651 (95% CI: 1.306, 5.381) ], hand edema [O^R = 2.053 (95% CI: 1.217, 3.463) ], high CGRP level [O^R = 1.981 (95% CI: 1.228, 3.196) ], and high BK level [O^R = 1.957 (95% CI: 1.183, 3.237) ] were all risk factors for secondary SHS in elderly stroke patients (P < 0.05). Through ROC analysis, the areas under the curve for CGRP, BK and the risk prediction model in predicting the occurrence of SHS were 0.846 (95% CI: 0.782, 0.909), 0.773 (95% CI: 0.686, 0.860), and 0.896 (95% CI: 0.850, 0.942), respectively. The sensitivities were 78.57% (95% CI: 0.683, 0.895), 73.81% (95% CI: 0.615, 0.862), and 85.71% (95% CI: 0.722, 0.914), and the specificities were 82.05% (95% CI: 0.652, 0.892), 79.49% (95% CI: 0.633, 0.847), and 87.18% (95% CI: 0.685, 0.908), respectively.Conclusion Shoulder subluxation, Brunnstrom stage of relaxation, hand edema, and elevated levels of serum CGRP and BK are independent risk factors for secondary SHS in elderly stroke patients. The predictive model constructed based on the above risk factors has a good predictive value for secondary SHS in elderly stroke patients.