Table 2.

Influence of adjuvant tamoxifen on the serum lipid profiles of breast cancer patients

Variables	Baseline	After tamoxifen	P
TC, mg/dl (n = 95)	196.71 ± 36.58	179.58 ± 35.50	< 0.001*
TG, mg/dl (n = 96)	145.15 ± 118.18	132.89 ± 84.89	0.282
HDL-C, mg/dl (n = 76)	58.43 ± 11.89	61.11 ± 14.21	0.015*
LDL-C, mg/dl (n = 75)	124.35 ± 33.60	102.73 ± 26.67	< 0.001*
AST, U/l (n = 66)	29.00 ± 16.08	27.44 ± 16.90	0.467
ALT, U/l (n = 69)	30.78 ± 26.19	26.87 ± 24.40	0.161

Data shown as mean ± SD.

TC = Total cholesterol, TG = triglyceride, HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, AST = aspartate transaminase, ALT = alanine transaminase.

^*Statistically significant.