Effects of Bifidobacterium triple viable bacteria-assisted mirtazapine in managing depression in patients after radical surgery for gastric cancer

Table 5 Quality of life, mean ± SD

Group	Control	Observation	t	P value
Case	40	40
Before, dysphagia	11.12 ± 1.48	11.32 ± 1.56	0.588	0.558
After, dysphagia	8.24 ± 1.36a	6.16 ± 1.12a	7.467	< 0.001
Before, stomach pain	10.78 ± 1.24	10.86 ± 1.20	0.293	0.770
After, stomach pain	8.12 ± 1.18a	6.24 ± 0.96a	7.816	< 0.001
Before, dietary restriction	10.84 ± 1.16	10.78 ± 1.12	0.235	0.815
After, dietary restriction	8.20 ± 1.32a	6.54 ± 1.18a	5.930	< 0.001
Before, hiccups	8.72 ± 1.16	8.78 ± 1.20	0.227	0.821
After, hiccups	7.08 ± 0.72a	5.80 ± 0.64a	8.404	< 0.001
Before, anxiety	8.12 ± 1.18	8.16 ± 1.12	0.155	0.877
After, anxiety	6.72 ± 0.78a	5.24 ± 0.42a	10.566	< 0.001
Before, single entry	10.16 ± 1.24	10.12 ± 1.28	0.142	0.887
After, single entry	8.20 ± 1.12a	6.44 ± 1.10a	7.091	< 0.001
Before, total score	59.74 ± 7.46	60.02 ± 7.48	0.168	0.867
After, total score	46.56 ± 6.48a	36.42 ± 5.42a	7.591	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05. Comparison within the group before treatment.