Objective To investigate the association between serum procalcitonin(PCT),neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio(NLR),serum albumin/globulin ratio(AGR),and forced expiratory volume in the first second in the predicted value(FEV1%pred)and the risk of readmission for acute exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).Methods A total of 180 patients with COPD admitted to our hospital from March 2020 to March 2022 were se-lected and divided into a stable group(n=77)and an acute exacerbation group(n=103)according to their conditions,and a number of healthy subjects were selected as the control group(n=64).Serum PCT,NLR,AGR and FEV1%pred were compared among the three groups,and the relationship between each index and the risk of readmission for acute exac-erbation was analyzed.Results The PCT,NLR and AGR of acute plus recombinant patients were>stable group>control group;The FEV1%pred of acute plus recombinant patients was<stable group<control group,the difference among the three groups was statistically significant(P<0.05),and the pairwise difference among the three groups was statistically significant(P<0.05).Serum PCT,NLR and AGR were positively correlated with acute exacerbation of COPD(rp=0.608,rn=0.691,rA=0.522,P<0.001).There was a significant negative correlation between FEV1%pred and COPD exacerbation(rF=-0.726,P<0.001).The sensitivity of serum PCT,NLR,AGR and FEV1%pred to detect acute exacer-bation of COPD were 62.1%,73.8%,85.4%and 90.3%,respectively.The specificity was 89.6%,88.3%,74.0%,81.8%,respectively.The AUC values were 0.818,0.849,0.795,0.858,respectively.The sensitivity and AUC of FEV1%pred were the highest(P<0.001),and the specificity of PCT was the highest(P<0.001).Conclusion PCT,NLR,AGR and FEV1%pred are all independent risk factors of acute exacerbation of COPD.Detection of PCT,NLR,AGR and FEV1%pred can help to diagnose acute exacerbation of COPD.