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Table 2 Comparison of nutritional factors before and after NAC (mean ± standard deviation)

From: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy-induced decrease of prognostic nutrition index predicts poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer

Variables

Pre-NAC

Post-NAC

p value

PNI

52.6 ± 3.8

46.5 ± 4.5

< 0.01

Serum albumin level (g/dl)

4.41 ± 0.30

4.11 ± 0.36

< 0.01

NLR

2.50 ± 1.4

2.96 ± 1.6

< 0.01

BMI

22.5 ± 3.9

22.3 ± 3.9

0.63

  1. NAC Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, PNI Prognostic nutritional index, NLR Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, BMI Body mass index