Abstract:Objective To study the influencing factors for intracranial aneurysm (IA) rupture and to provide a reference for the development of clinical treatment strategies. Methods The clinical data of 474 patients with intracranial aneurysm admitted to Xiangya Hospital in Changsha, Hunan Province, from January to December, 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The possible influencing factors for IA rupture, such as sex, age, multiple aneurysms, previous medical history, smoking, drinking, and morphological characteristics, were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analyses. Results Multivariate analysis showed that compared with males, patients with non-multiple aneurysms, and patients who neither smoked nor drank alcohol, female sex (odds ratio[OR]=2.16, 95% confidence interval[CI]:1.40-3.34), multiple aneurysms (OR=2.18, 95%CI:1.34-3.56), and previous smoking and drinking (OR=5.01, 95%CI:1.96-12.83) were risk factors for aneurysm rupture. However, additional univariate analysis for morphological characteristics suggested that aneurysm height, aneurysm transverse diameter, aneurysm height-to-transverse diameter ratio, maximum tumor neck, minimal tumor neck, minimum tumor neck-to-parent artery diameter ratio, aneurysm angle, and the presence of ascus or lobulation were risk factors for aneurysm rupture. Conclusions Hospitals should strengthen the observation of patients with high risk of IA rupture. Treatment strategies should be developed based on the multiple factors that may lead to aneurysm rupture to ensure the safety of patients.