Effect of exercise, nutritional, and psychological interventions on postoperative nutritional and mental status of patients with esophageal cancer

Table 2 Comparison of nutritional status between the two groups, mean ± SD

Group	ALB (g /L))		PA (mg /L)		Hb (g /L)		TRF (g /L)
	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment
Observation group (n = 51)	32.67 ± 2.41	41.26 ± 1.54a	182.23 ± 3.24	242.15 ± 3.04a	120.26 ± 3.48	172.65 ± 4.13a	1.60 ± 0.16	2.74 ± 0.45a
Control group (n = 53)	32.16 ± 2.52	38.14 ± 1.67a	183.31 ± 3.17	203.63 ± 3.98a	120.17 ± 3.75	142.25 ± 4.66a	1.59 ± 0.22	2.02 ± 0.37a
t	1.065	10.00	1.734	56.00	0.128	35.54	0.248	8.991
P value	0.289	< 0.0001	0.086	< 0.0001	0.899	< 0.0001	0.805	< 0.0001

^aP < 0.01 vs before treatment in this group.

ALB: Serum albumin; PA: Prealbumin; Hb: Hemoglobin; TRF: Transferrin.