Table 1.
Pre- and Perioperative Clinical Features: Early versus Late Enteral Nutrition (EN) (n = 103).
| Group E (n = 43) | Group L (n = 61) | p value (Mann-Whitney test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) a | 61.5 ± 6.6 | 62.7 ± 6.7 | NS | |
| BMI (kg/m2) a | 21.8 ± 3.1 | 21.2 ± 2.6 | NS | |
| Body weight (kg) a | 57.7 ± 9.8 | 55.3 ± 9.4 | NS | |
| Albumin (mg/dL) a | 4.0 ± 0.4 | 4.0 ± 0.4 | NS | |
| Surgery time (min) a | 470.1 ± 83.2 | 481.1 ± 80.1 | NS | |
| p value (Chi square test) | ||||
| Sex | NS | |||
| Male | 36 | 53 | ||
| Female | 6 | 8 | ||
| Stage | NS | |||
| 0–IIB | 26 | 26 | ||
| III–IVB | 16 | 35 | ||
| Preoperative chemotherapy | <0.01 | |||
| No | 22 | 50 | ||
| Yes | 20 | 11 | ||
| Postopertive TPN use | <0.01 | |||
| No | 32 | 10 | ||
| Yes | 10 | 51 | ||
a Data are mean ± standard deviation; TPN: total parenteral nutrition.