BMC Surgery

Table 4 Comparison of nutritional indicators between two groups

From: The effects of nutritional support team intervention on postoperative immune function, nutritional statuses, inflammatory responses, clinical outcomes of elderly patients with gastric cancer

BMI (kg/m²)	TN group (n = 73)			NST group (n = 73)
BMI (kg/m²)	POD	POW	POM	POD	POW	POM
< 18.5	12	17	16^a	7	9	5^a
18.5–22.9	31	36	30^a	36	41	36^a
≥ 23.0	30	20	27^a	30	23	32^a

BMI body mass index, POD preoperative one day, POW postoperative one week, POM postoperative one month
^aRepresents comparison between groups at the same time, P < 0.05

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