Examining the impact of early enteral nutritional support on postoperative recovery in patients undergoing surgical treatment for gastrointestinal neoplasms

Table 1 Comparison of the general clinical data of the two group

Characteristic	Observation group, n = 53	Control group, n = 68	P value
Age in yr
≥ 65	30	44	0.369
< 65	23	24
Sex
Male	25	37	0.444
Female	28	31
BMI in kg/m2
≥ 25	13	14	0.511
< 25	40	54
Tumor location
Stomach	24	37	0.275
Colorectal	29	31
Tumor differentiation
Low	20	31	0.438
Medium, high	33	37
Diabetes mellitus
Yes	6	12	0.363
No	47	56
Hypertension
Yes	10	17	0.432
No	43	51
Smoking
Yes	27	37	0.584
No	27	31
Alcohol
Yes	4	3	0.500
No	49	65

BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 Adverse reaction statistics

Groups	Gastrointestinal symptoms	Incisional infection	Anastomotic leak	Incidence
Observation group, n = 53	4	3	2	9
Control group, n = 68	1	1	1	3
χ2				5.267
P value				0.021