Effects of long-term immunonutrition on postdischarge colorectal cancer surgery patients

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2026; 18(6): 118979
Published online Jun 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.118979

Table 2 Comparison of nutritional parameters, mean ± SD

Category		IMN group (n = 296)	No-IMN group (n = 151)	P value	95%CI
BMI (kg/m²)	Baseline	22.98 ± 3.14	22.55 ± 2.97	0.306	-0.40 to 1.26
BMI (kg/m²)	Endline	23.45 ± 3.21	23.12 ± 2.94	0.399	-0.43 to 1.08
PG-SGA	Baseline	4.96 ± 2.60	5.41 ± 2.35	0.159	-1.08 to 0.18
PG-SGA	Endline	2.22 ± 1.11	2.65 ± 2.11	0.031^a	-0.04 to 0.82
TFN (mg/L)	Baseline	185.38 ± 38.46	180.86 ± 31.09	0.208	-0.25 to 1.16
TFN (mg/L)	Endline	267.17 ± 49.08	262.4 ± 54.27	0.409	-0.16 to 0.66
ALB (g/L)	Baseline	34.24 ± 3.34	33.67 ± 2.90	0.077	-0.06 to 1.19
ALB (g/L)	Endline	42.23 ± 3.02	41.29 ± 3.08	0.004^a	-0.30 to 1.57
PA (g/L)	Baseline	16.18 ± 4.20	15.65 ± 4.13	0.227	-0.33 to 1.39
PA (g/L)	Endline	27.57 ± 5.80	27.83 ± 5.42	0.736	-1.79 to 1.27
GLU (mmol/L)	Baseline	6.13 ± 1.91	6.07 ± 1.53	0.724	-0.29 to 0.42
GLU (mmol/L)	Endline	5.80 ± 1.28	5.83 ± 1.20	0.847	-0.33 to 0.27

^aP < 0.05.

BMI: Body mass index; PG-SGA: Patient-generated subjective global assessment; TFN: Transferrin; ALB: Albumin; PA: Prealbumin; GLU: Glucose; IMN: Immunonutrition.

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Citation: Bao MD, Huang F, Cheng P, Zheng ZX. Effects of long-term immunonutrition on postdischarge colorectal cancer surgery patients. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(6): 118979
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.118979

Bao MD, Huang F, Cheng P, Zheng ZX. Effects of long-term immunonutrition on postdischarge colorectal cancer surgery patients. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(6): 118979 [DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.118979]

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