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Table 3 Comparison of infection and nutritional indicators between the two groups before and after intervention, n (%)/mean ± SD

Index	Time point	Control group (n = 78)	Study group (n = 78)	t/χ² value	P value
WBC (× 109/L)	Before intervention	16.87 ± 3.25	17.02 ± 3.18	-0.291	0.771
	After 8 weeks of intervention	11.23 ± 2.15	8.56 ± 1.87	8.275	< 0.001
RBC (× 1012/L)	Before intervention	3.52 ± 0.48	3.48 ± 0.51	0.565	0.573
	After 8 weeks of intervention	4.01 ± 0.53	4.58 ± 0.49	-7.245	< 0.001
HBG (g/L)	Before intervention	102.35 ± 12.68	101.87 ± 13.02	0.238	0.812
	After 8 weeks of intervention	115.62 ± 11.85	128.43 ± 10.96	-7.246	< 0.001
ALB (g/L)	Before intervention	32.15 ± 3.56	31.87 ± 3.42	0.513	0.609
	After 8 weeks of intervention	35.82 ± 3.18	39.65 ± 2.87	-8.092	< 0.001
CRP-C (mg/L)	Before intervention	45.62 ± 8.75	46.13 ± 8.52	-0.367	0.714
	After 8 weeks of intervention	28.35 ± 7.12	16.87 ± 6.35	10.732	< 0.001
Positive microbial culture	Before intervention	92 (92.00)	93 (93.00)	0.018	0.894
	After 8 weeks of intervention	45 (45.00)	22 (22.00)	11.874	0.001

WBC: White blood cell; CRP-C: C-reactive protein; RBC: Red blood cell; HBG: Hemoglobin; ALB: Albumin.