Research Article

Changes in Nutritional Status of Cancer Patients Undergoing Proton Radiation Therapy Based on Real-World Data

Table 6

Changes in the hematological parameters of hospitalized patients at onset and end of PRT.

VariablesOnset of PRT (n)End of PRT (n)T/Zvaluep value

TP (g/L)#70.73 ± 6.15 (46)71.15 ± 5.10 (47)−0.2620.793
ALB (g/L)43.52 ± 3.53 (46)43.61 ± 3.36 (47)0.1670.868
HGB (g/L)134.04 ± 15.52 (47)137.47 ± 14.45 (47)2.2310.031

Analyzed by paired t-test. #Analyzed by Wilcoxon signed rank test. PRT: proton radiotherapy, TP: total protein, ALB: albumin, HGB: hemoglobin.