Table 3.

Comparison of nutritional status.

Indicator	Intervention group (n = 33)	Control group (n = 33)	Statistic	p-value	Effect size
Serum albumin (g/L), M (P25, P75)
At discharg	38.00 (35.1, 41.9)	37.30 (35.5, 40.3)	Z = −0.783	0.434	r = 0.112
At 1 month	41.00 (39.0, 42.5)	38.00 (36.5, 41.3)	Z = −2.572	0.010	r = 0.368
Lymphocyte Count (10 9 /L), M(P25, P75)
At discharge	1.20 (0.9, 1.4)	1.08 (0.8, 1.4)	Z = −0.629	0.530	r = 0.09
At 1 month	1.30 (1.0, 1.8)	1.10 (0.8, 1.3)	Z = −2.611	0.009	r = 0.374
BMI (kg/m2), mean ±SD
At discharge	23.79 ± 3.40	24.91 ± 3.05	t = −1.395	0.168	cohen's d = 0.404
At 1 month	22.45 ± 3.17	23.66 ± 2.81	t = −1.628	0.109	cohen's d = 0.346
PG-SGA, mean ±SD
At discharge	11.97 ± 2.07	12.06 ± 2.81	t = −0.150	0.881	cohen's d = 0.037
At 1 month	9.85 ± 1.33	10.94 ± 2.62	t = −2.133	0.037	cohen's d = 0.525