Nutritional trajectories in gastric cancer patients with early oral feeding.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Evidence on postoperative nutritional dynamics in Chinese gastric cancer (GC) patients is currently limited. This study employs Group-Based Trajectory Modeling (GBTM) to identify Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) trajectory patterns and their factors among GC patients under early oral feeding (EOF) management.

Methods

This retrospective study analyzed 124 GC patients undergoing total gastrectomy (2019-2024). PNI trajectories were identified using GBTM, and their associated factors were analyzed via multinomial logistic regression.

Results

Three distinct trajectories emerged: "High nutritional status" (41.9%), "Rapidly declining" (7.3%), and "Decline-Recovery" (50.8%). Compared with the high nutritional status (49.99 ± 4.50), the baseline PNI of

SUBMITTER: Yao N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12531070 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature