Effect of graded nutritional intervention on elderly colorectal cancer patients’ postop status

Table 5 Comparison of inflammatory indicators between the two groups, mean ± SD

Group	n	NF-κB (U/L)		IL-1 (g/L)		IL-8 (μg/L)		TNF-α (μg/L)
		Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Research group	61	17.55 ± 1.83	13.21 ± 1.02	50.48 ± 5.92	32.18 ± 3.88	29.28 ± 2.50	22.12 ± 2.08	61.35 ± 6.14	48.71 ± 6.94
Control group	65	17.63 ± 1.25	15.08 ± 1.23	51.12 ± 6.48	40.75 ± 4.11	29.85 ± 2.63	25.81 ± 2.16	60.89 ± 5.87	52.64 ± 7.18
t	-	0.288	9.257	0.578	12.018	1.245	9.756	0.430	3.120
P value	-	0.774	< 0.001	0.565	< 0.001	0.215	< 0.001	0.668	< 0.001

NF-κB: Nuclear factor kappa B; IL: Interleukin; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α.