Table 4. Changes in the levels of 7 parameters in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy group.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy group		Prechemotherapy	Prior to the last cycle of chemotherapy	6 m after chemotherapy
TC	Mean±SD	5.14±1.08	5.34±1.13	5.19±1.20
TG	Mean±SD	1.42±0.78	1.97±1.02*	1.86±0.83*
LDL-C	Mean±SD	2.82±0.78	3.14±0.82*	2.92±0.88
HDL-C	Mean±SD	1.33±0.31	1.17±0.24	1.33±0.28
HCY	Mean±SD	11.44±9.46	9.65±2.57	10.56±2.45
UA	Mean±SD	270.78±59.44	274.28±62.22	301.06±60.66*
BMI	Mean±SD	23.07±3.04	23.16±2.87	23.22±2.88

TC: total cholesterol (mmol/L); TG: triglycerides (mmol/L); LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L); HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L); HCY: homocysteine (μmol/L); UA: uric acid (μmol/L); BMI: body mass index; 6 m: 6 months; SD: standard deviation

* P<0.05 compared with the baseline level (prechemotherapy level)