ALB and ischemic stroke: The result agrees with what we found.[20] Also, they conducted a stratified analysis and discovered multivariate [HR, 95% CI] of [1.44, (1.07, 1.92)], [1.48, (1.03, 2.11)], and [1.63, (1.11, 2.39)], separately, for total and ischemic stroke in the lowest versus highest quartile of serum albumin in men and women, respectively.