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Table 5 Changes of biochemical indicators in the two groups

Indicators	Group	Before treatment	4 weeks after treatment	After treatment	t value	P value
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	Observation	45.60 ± 12.34	35.80 ± 9.12	25.50 ± 8.03	13.578	< 0.001
	Control	45.45 ± 12.15	40.30 ± 10.57	33.40 ± 9.45	8.692	0.003
Carcinoembryonic antigen (ng/mL)	Observation	10.80 ± 3.25	8.12 ± 2.98	5.30 ± 2.14	11.945	< 0.001
	Control	10.75 ± 3.12	9.20 ± 3.01	7.80 ± 2.77	6.423	0.004
White blood cell (× 109/L)	Observation	7.62 ± 2.14	6.58 ± 1.93	5.46 ± 1.75	10.132	< 0.001
	Control	7.59 ± 2.10	7.02 ± 2.04	6.44 ± 2.01	5.211	0.019

P < 0.05 indicated significant difference.