Table 7. Lipid profiles in different menopausal stages.
| No. | Baseline (mean±SD) |
End of chemotherapy (mean±SD) |
Change (mean±SD) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | |||||
| Premenopausal | 177 | 109.66±34.95 | 115.54±41.57 | 5.88±30.21 | <0.0001 |
| Perimenopausal | 432 | 110.77±32.71 | 128.31±35.38 | 17.55±31.56 | <0.0001 |
| Postmenopausal | 586 | 131.51±138.39 | 139.70±124.45 | 8.19±40.99 | <0.0001 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | |||||
| Premenopausal | 179 | 59.80±22.94 | 55.71±23.219 | -4.09±16.01 | 0.0005 |
| Perimenopausal | 434 | 54.65±18.23 | 52.26±16.22 | -2.38±14.7 | 0.0019 |
| Postmenopausal | 595 | 54.23±17.46 | 49.41±16.12 | -4.82±15.95 | <0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | |||||
| Premenopausal | 196 | 192.11±48.12 | 205.70±51.7 | 13.59±35.8 | <0.0001 |
| Perimenopausal | 470 | 187.27±36.42 | 208.60±40.89 | 21.33±39.82 | <0.0001 |
| Postmenopausal | 655 | 206.19±49.62 | 213.22±41.89 | 7.03±50.63 | <0.0001 |
LDL-C=low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C=high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.