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Restricted Cubic Splines (RCS) were employed to explore the dose-response relationship between these three variables and unplanned readmissions. Additionally, a subgroup analysis was conducted to evaluate the applicability of the model across different populations. The predictive performance of CAR was assessed using Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      During the 1-year follow-up, the unplanned readmission rate among patients with UC was 27.43%. After adjusting for potential confounders, each 1-unit increase in CAR was associated with a 126.9% higher risk of unplanned readmission. Kaplan-Meier survival curves demonstrated significant differences in unplanned readmission rates among UC patients stratified by CAR, CRP, and ALB quartiles (log-rank test,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). The RCS curves revealed a positive correlation (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      for overall &amp;lt; 0.001) and a non-linear relationship (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      for non-linear &amp;lt; 0.001) between CAR and unplanned readmission rates in patients with UC. Threshold effect analysis identified an inflection point for unplanned readmissions in the regression model (\n                      <jats:italic>W<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.654). Subgroup analysis suggested a potential interaction between hypertension and CAR in relation to unplanned readmission in patients with UC. Finally, the CAR demonstrated good predictive performance at the 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year follow-up periods, with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve values of 0.813, 0.779, 0.778, and 0.799, respectively.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Elevated CAR levels were significantly correlated with increased rates of unplanned readmissions, suggesting its potential as an independent prognostic indicator for patients with UC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2026.1715011","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,11]],"date-time":"2026-02-11T07:27:30Z","timestamp":1770794850000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Association between the C-reactive protein to albumin ratio and 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