Research Article

The Effect of Perioperative Immunonutrition on the Phagocytic Activity of Blood Platelets in Advanced Gastric Cancer Patients

Table 4

Mean thrombocyte counts and standard deviation of all groups patients prior to and following the completion of nutritional therapy compared with the control group.

Before the treatment (/mm3)After the treatment (/mm3)Statistical analysis
Mann-Whitney test (before/after treatment)
Control groupStatistical analysis
Mann-Whitney test (control/before the treatment)
Statistical analysis
Mann-Whitney test (control/after the treatment)

Group I311,714.0 ± 103,470.0645,000.0 ± 273,777.0 229,150.0 ± 52,505,0
Group II335,889.0 ± 39,011.0769,333.0 ± 334,336.0 229,150.0 ± 52,505,0
Group III283,250.0 ± 152,092.0354,286.0 ± 108,657.0 229,150.0 ± 52,505,0
Group IV259,909.0 ± 90,246.8287,500.0 ± 166,695.0 229,150.0 ± 52,505,0