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Table 3 Nutrition index of the two groups

From: Safety analysis of early oral feeding after esophagectomy in patients complicated with diabetes

Nutrition index

EOF (n = 67)

LOF (n = 54)

p value

Preoperative

 ALB (g/L)

42.74 ± 4.27

43.15 ± 4.68

0.616

 PA (mg/L)

301.62 ± 77.13

295.28 ± 84.32

0.667

 TRF (g/L)

2.12 ± 0.36

2.06 ± 0.22

0.285

 Hb (g/L)

131.83 ± 19.71

133.21 ± 24.37

0.737

POD 1

 ALB (g/L)

34.86 ± 3.15

35.27 ± 3.72

0.513

 PA (mg/L)

261.54 ± 35.64

267.36 ± 43.39

0.423

 TRF (g/L)

1.48 ± 0.23

1.52 ± 0.31

0.417

 Hb (g/L)

119.86 ± 12.76

121.49 ± 18.43

0.567

POD 3

 ALB (g/L)

34.36 ± 2.64

34.73 ± 2.17

0.409

 PA (mg/L)

178.62 ± 22.12

185.73 ± 28.75

0.127

 TRF (g/L)

1.21 ± 0.23

1.17 ± 0.11

0.243

 Hb (g/L)

108.26 ± 15.64

105.91 ± 12.53

0.372

POD 7

 ALB (g/L)

36.74 ± 3.22

36.02 ± 3.64

0.257

 PA (mg/L)

208.62 ± 27.12

195.37 ± 32.78

0.016*

 TRF (g/L)

1.30 ± 0.18

1.26 ± 0.11

0.155

 Hb (g/L)

110.36 ± 12.34

106.24 ± 18.67

0.148

POD 30

 ALB (g/L)

39.67 ± 3.16

38.14 ± 3.83

0.018*

 PA (mg/L)

248.96 ± 47.85

211.38 ± 55.23

0.004*

 TRF (g/L)

1.89 ± 0.42

1.72 ± 0.35

0.019*

 Hb (g/L)

119.95 ± 14.02

112.06 ± 18.73

0.009*

  1. Note: *--P < 0.05