Table 2. Comparison of nutritional status according to the period of postoperative survival.
| Total (n = 222) | Less-than-1-year group (n = 116) |
More-than-1-year group (n = 106) |
p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albumin, g/dL | Preoperative | 4.3 ± 0.4* | 4.3 ± 0.4 | 4.3 ± 0.4 | 0.932 |
| Current | 4.2 ± 0.5 | 4.1 ± 0.5 | 4.3 ± 0.5 | 0.009 | |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | Preoperative | 13.1 ± 2.1 | 13.2 ± 2.1 | 13.0 ± 2.2 | 0.818 |
| Current | 13.3 ± 2.3 | 13.1 ± 2.7 | 13.5 ± 1.8 | 0.118 | |
| Weight loss change, % | 4.4 ± 2.9 | 5.1 ± 3.4 | 3.3 ± 2.4 | < 0.001 | |
| BMI gap, kg/m2 | 1.0 ± 0.9 | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 0.8 ± 0.6 | < 0.001 | |
| Preoperative SGA grade | A | 212 (95.5)† | 112 (96.6) | 100 (94.3) | 0.438 |
| B | 10 (4.5) | 4 (3.4) | 6 (5.7) | ||
| C | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Current SGA grade | A | 161 (72.5) | 76 (65.5) | 85 (80.2) | 0.033 |
| B | 48 (21.6) | 30 (25.9) | 18 (17.0) | ||
| C | 13 (5.9) | 10 (8.6) | 3 (2.8) |
BMI: body mass index, SGA: subjective global assessment.
*Mean ± standard deviation; †Number (%).