Comparison of different nutritional assessments in detecting malnutrition among gastric cancer patients

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of gastric cancer patients (mean ± SD) n (%)

	Subtotal gastrectomy (n = 71)	Total gastrectomy (n = 9)	P value
Age (yr)	58.5 ± 11.9	56.5 ± 13.2	0.641
Sex
Male	37 (52.1)	6 (66.7)	0.409
Female	34 (47.9)	3 (33.3)
Cancer Stage			0.003
I	57 (81.4)	5 (55.6)
II	8 (11.4)	0 (0)
III	2 (2.9)	3 (33.3)
IV	3 (4.3)	1 (11.1)
Complications			0.219
Major	2 (2.8)	1 (11.1)
Minor	24 (33.8)	1 (11.1)
Hospital stay (d)	12.8 ± 8.4	16.4 ± 6.8	0.223

P values were determined with the use of the Pearson χ² test and independent t test.