Table 7 Comparison of vitamin deficiency rates between the preoperative and 1-month postoperative period in subgroup analysis.

From: The strategy of vitamin supplementation in Chinese patients with gastric cancer after gastrectomy: a prospective cohort study

Subgroup

Group

Project

Quantity (Deficiency/Normal)

X2

P-valuea

Preoperative b

1-month postoperative

Total gastrectomy

Experimental group

(N = 20)

Folic acid

0/20

0/20

0.000

1.000

Vitamin B12

3/17

0/20

1.441

0.230

25-hydroxyvitamin D

20/0

20/0

0.000

1.000

Vitamin B1

11/13

5/19

3.375

0.066

Control group

(N = 20)

Folic acid

0/20

0/20

0.000

1.000

Vitamin B12

2/18

1/19

0.000

1.000

25-hydroxyvitamin D

20/0

20/0

0.000

1.000

Vitamin B1

7/8

5/10

0.558

0.710

Partial gastrectomy

Experimental group

(N = 21)

Folic acid

0/21

0/21

0.000

1.000

Vitamin B12

0/21

0/21

0.000

1.000

25-hydroxyvitamin D

21/0

21/0

0.000

1.000

Vitamin B1

5/12

0/17

7.798

0.044*

Control group

(N = 17)

Folic acid

0/17

0/17

0.000

1.000

Vitamin B12

1/16

0/17

0.000

1.000

25-hydroxyvitamin D

17/0

17/0

0.000

1.000

Vitamin B1

7/15

4/18

0.485

0.486

  1. aCalculated by Pearson’s Chi square test. bThere was no significant difference in preoperative vitamin levels between the two groups. *P-value < 0.05.