The Effects of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrate on Frequency of T and NK Cells in Patients with Cervical Cancer Treated Using Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 3

Percentage of CD3⁺ cells (all T cells) in peripheral venous blood.

Time point	Non-NAC group	NAC group	NAC+CHO group	^2	^2
Day after first admission				0.398	0.673
Before surgery				1.961	0.148
After tracheal tube removal	^1,2	^1,2	^1,2	2.036	0.138
Day after surgery	^1,2	^1,2	^a,1,2	3.464	0.036
^1	6.080	2.920	0.522
^1	0.001	0.048	0.608

¹ vs. day after the first admission; ² vs. before surgery; ³ vs. after tracheal tube removal; ^a vs. the non-NAC group; ^b vs. the NAC group.