Effect of endoscopic submucosal dissection on gastrointestinal function and nutritional status in patients with early gastric cancer

Table 3 Nutrition status, mean ± SD

Group	ALB (g/L)		PA (mg/L)		Hb (g/L)		TRF (g/L)
	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
ESD group (n = 42)	47.86 ± 4.28	42.28 ± 3.67a	328.84 ± 35.26	302.15 ± 24.78a	118.20 ± 8.87	108.24 ± 7.48a	2.38 ± 0.82	1.90 ± 0.47a
EMR group (n = 38)	48.04 ± 4.36	35.86 ± 4.15a	331.05 ± 37.82	278.53 ± 25.69a	120.49 ± 9.36	98.89 ± 7.27a	2.40 ± 0.85	1.67 ± 0.41a
t value	0.186	7.343	0.270	4.184	1.123	5.658	0.107	2.321
P value	0.853	< 0.001	0.788	< 0.001	0.265	< 0.001	0.915	0.023

^aP < 0.05 compared with that in the same group before operation.

ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection; EMR: Endoscopic mucosal resection; ALB: Albumin; PA: Prealbumin; TRF: Transferrin.