Control observation of different digestive tract reconstruction methods in total gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Table 4 Comparison of nutritional indicators between the two groups of patients, mean ± SD

Group	n	PNI		ALB (g/L)
		Before operation	One month after surgery	Before operation	One month after surgery
A group	90	55.91 ± 4.02	45.71 ± 4.00a	39.41 ± 3.44	35.10 ± 2.85a
B group	82	57.03 ± 5.18	43.31 ± 4.58a	40.42 ± 3.95	33.91 ± 3.02a
t		-1.592	3.668	-1.792	2.658
P value		0.113	0.000	0.075	0.009
Group	n	TP (g/L)		Body mass (kg)
		Before operation	One month after surgery	Before operation	One month after surgery
A group	90	70.33 ± 4.03	64.62 ± 3.96a	64.31 ± 5.30	61.80 ± 4.71a
B group	82	71.40 ± 4.55	63.70 ± 4.03a	65.88 ± 5.51	60.73 ± 4.48a
t		-1.635	1.509	-1.904	1.523
P value		0.104	0.133	0.059	0.130

^aP < 0.05.

P values compared with the preoperative group. PNI: Prognostic nutritional index; ALB: Albumin; TP: Total protein.