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Changes in Degree Centrality and Functional Connectivity after the First Cycle of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer: A Longitudinal Study

Table 4

Comparison of the neuropsychological test results between the TP0 and TP1 in the NAC group.

Neuropsychological testsNAC TP0NAC TP1 value
()()

General cognition
 FACT-Cog112.50 (102.30, 118.60)109.50 (104.55, 115.80)0.60
 PCI60.30 (57.15, 64.80)62.10 (58.05, 63.90)0.95
 Oth16.00 (15.00, 16.00)16.00 (16.00, 16.00)0.15
 PCA16.00 (12.50, 16.00)15.00 (14.00, 16.00)0.37
 QOL21.00 (16.30, 21.80)19.40 (16.30, 21.40)0.57
Executive function and psychomotor speed
 TMT-A60.00 (31.00, 90.00)48.00 (30.00, 72.50)0.24
Mental flexibility
 VFT36.00 (30.50, 40.50)39.00 (27.00, 46.00)0.11
Working memory
 DST forwards7.00 (6.00, 8.00)7.00 (6.00, 8.00)0.43
 DST backwards4.00 (4.00, 5.00)4.00 (4.00, 5.00)0.50
Anxiety and depression
 SAS30.00 (26.00, 32.00)26.00 (25.00, 27.50)0.003
 SDS26.00 (25.00, 31.00)27.00 (25.00, 31.00)0.56

Nonnormal distribution data are reported as . For the intragroup comparison, the value was obtained using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.