Mean Values and Respective SD of SUVmax Among Different Groups of Patients
Effect (%)* | |||||
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Parameter | Patients (n) | Mean SUVmax ± SD | P | Estimate | 95% CI |
Site | |||||
Pancreas | 23 | 59.4 ± 48.6 | 0.006† | 200.2 | 123.1–325.8 |
0.003‡ | 303.8 | 149.5–617.4 | |||
Gastrointestinal tract | 18 | 26.5 ± 18.6 | 0.255‡ | 151.7 | 73.2–314.6 |
Lung | 6 | 20.4 ± 13.5 | |||
Syndrome | |||||
Yes | 16 | 54.5 ± 56.3 | 0.214 | 139.5 | 82.0–237.2 |
No | 31 | 35.3 ± 26.7 | |||
MEN 1 syndrome | |||||
Yes | 6 | 61.6 ± 56.3 | 0.370 | 140.7 | 65.8–301.1 |
No | 41 | 39.0 ± 32.1 | |||
Stage | |||||
I–II | 4 | 22.5 ± 4.4 | 0.628§ | 132.1 | 41.8–417.7 |
0.395‖ | 68.1 | 27.6–167.7 | |||
III | 5 | 18.1 ± 7.5 | 0.109‖ | 51.5 | 22.8–116.5 |
IV | 38 | 47.0 ± 42.6 | |||
World Health Organization classification | |||||
Well-differentiated | 42 | 44.1 ± 41.0 | 0.036 | 233.6 | 106.0–514.9 |
Poorly differentiated | 5 | 23.1 ± 22.1 | |||
Ki67 | |||||
≤5 | 20 | 47.0 ± 48.7 | 0.842 | 94.0 | 50.1–176.2 |
>5 | 13 | 47.0 ± 36.1 | |||
SSTR2A score | |||||
High | 6 | 96.7 ± 72.4 | 0.037 | 331.4 | 108.7–1010.4 |
Low | 8 | 31.5 ± 27.7 | |||
Follow-up | |||||
Stable disease/PR | 25 | 55.6 ± 47.6 | 0.001 | 226.0 | 140.1–364.5 |
PD | 19 | 23.9 ± 16.6 |
↵* ANOVA was applied on log-transformed data. Effects were estimated as antilog transformation of analyzed data and are expressed as percentages.
↵† P values vs. gastrointestinal tumors.
↵‡ P values vs. lung tumors.
↵§ P values vs. stage III.
↵‖ P values vs. stage IV.
MEN 1 = multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.
Comparisons among groups were made using 1-way ANOVA.