Metabolic regulation of amino acids provides an important basis for individualized nutritional therapy for patients with gastric cancer during the perioperative period

Table 1 Patient characteristics

		Cases (n = 66)	Controls(n = 55)
Age,years (IQR)		64.70 ± 11.34	67.71 ± 8.66
Gender
	Males	39	35
	Females	27	20
BMI^a (kg/m²)
	< 18.5	2	8
	18.5 ~ 24.0	47	26
	24.0 ~ 28.0	13	17
	≥ 28.0	4	4
Operation
	Partial gastrectomy	52
	Total gastrectomy	14
Postoperative time to first flatus		3.22 ± 0.80
Postoperative time to first bowel movement		3.98 ± 1.29
Postoperative hospital stays		11.8 ± 8.80

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