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Table 3.

Prealbumin and CRP Levels Before and After Parenteral Nutrition Treatment (Full Analysis Set).

Characteristic	Study Group, Mean ± SD	Control Group, Mean ± SD	P Value
Prealbumin, mg/dL^a
POD 1	16.48 ± 5.07	16.37 ± 5.15	.510
POD 7	19.13 ± 6.02	16.64 ± 5.38	<.001
CRP, mg/L^b
POD 1	52.32 ± 35.30	50.13 ± 36.25	.519
POD 7	37.24 ± 28.39	41.28 ± 33.13	.576

CRP, C-reactive protein; POD, postoperative day.

POD 1: n_{study group} = 120, n_{control group} = 115; POD 7: n_{study group} = 121, n_{control group} = 118.

POD 1: n_{study group} = 117, n_{control group} = 115; POD 7: n_{study group} = 116, n_{control group} = 115.