Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2021; 27(19): 2366-2375
Published online May 21, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i19.2366
Table 3 Vitamin concentrations in esophageal cancer patients before and after chemotherapy
Item
Before chemotherapy (Q1-Q3) median
After chemotherapy (Q1-Q3) median
Z
P value
Vitamin A (μmol/L)(0.561-0.980) 0.741(0.528-0.858) 0.678-3.4650.001
Vitamin D (nmol/L)(33.618-49.939) 41.383(33.235-46.473) 38.832-1.5990.110
Vitamin E (μg/mL)(10.898-11.673) 11.267(10.905-11.867) 11.298-1.6780.093
Vitamin B9 (nmol/L)(14.529-23.014) 18.718(13.859-22.037) 17.539-1.5780.115
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL)(491.023-598.303) 557.219(491.112-590.338) 546.789-0.3260.745
Vitamin B1 (nmol/L)(75.056-97.909) 84.070(75.826-93.322) 83.095-1.4770.140
Vitamin C (μmol/L)(34.324-38.543) 36.075(33.299-37.849) 35.259-3.824< 0.001
Vitamin B2 (μg/L)(4.182-5.050) 4.501(4.105-4.761) 4.284-2.6310.009
Vitamin B6 (nmol/L)(29.702-33.645) 31.747(28.875-32.868) 31.363-2.3510.019