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Table 2 Short-term changes in body composition and physical/nutritional performance

From: A prospective clinical study evaluating short-term changes in body composition and quality of life after gastrectomy in elderly patients receiving postoperative exercise and nutritional therapies

 

Before surgery

POW 1

POM 1

Body weight (kg)

57.9 (11.2)

56.1 (10.6)

54.2 (10.3)

BMI (kg/m2)

22.3 (3.6)

21.7 (3.5)

21.0 (3.6)

SMI (kg/m2)

6.9 (1.2)

6.6 (1.1)

6.6 (1.2)

Gait speed (m/s)

1.20 (0.17)

1.04 (0.22)

1.19 (0.37)

Handgrip strength (kg)

32.5 (8.1)

32.0 (8.4)

32.6 (8.1)

Serum albumin (g/dL)

4.1 (0.4)

3.2 (0.4)

3.9 (0.4)

  1. POW postoperative week, POM postoperative month, BMI body mass index, SMI skeletal muscle mass index
  2. Continuous parameters are presented as mean (standard deviation)