Table 2. Comparison of diversity indices between study groups.

Diversity indices	NAC	Non-NAC	p
Chao1	188.7 (164.2–232.3)	227.8 (212.2–255.9)	0.047*
Inverse Simpson	0.940 (0.927–0.956)	0.959 (0.945–0.966)	0.008**
Shannon	5.227 (4.745–5.549)	5.670 (5.272–5.911)	0.005**

Notes:

Abbreviations: NAC, Neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 are considered as statistically significant.

Continuous variables are reported as median (interquartile range).