Mean SUVs in Selected Organs of Healthy Men and Women
| Men | Women | |||||
| Organ | n | Mean | SEM | n | Mean | SEM |
| Liver | 4 | 12.2 | 2.2 | 7 | 8.9 | 1.6 |
| Ovary | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Hypothalamus | 13 | 2.97 | 0.16 | 20 | 2.77 | 0.2 |
| Thalamus | 13 | 2.6 | 0.12 | 20 | 2.5 | 0.18 |
| Preoptic area | 13 | 1.97 | 0.1 | 20 | 1.75 | 0.07 |
| Amygdala | 13 | 1.92 | 0.1 | 20 | 1.73 | 0.06 |
| Endometrium | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 1.7 | 0.16 |
| Medulla | 13 | 1.82 | 0.12 | 20 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| Putamen | 13 | 1.6 | 0.07 | 20 | 1.37 | 0.05 |
| Kidney | 4 | 1.5 | 0.13 | 3 | 1.35 | 0.15 |
| White matter | 13 | 1.44 | 0.07 | 20 | 1.24 | 0.04 |
| Cerebellum | 13 | 1.27 | 0.07 | 20 | 1.18 | 0.04 |
| Bone (sacrum) | 4 | 1.24 | 0.1 | 5 | 1.18 | 0.07 |
| Spleen | 4 | 1.12 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.95 | 0.1 |
| Testes | 3 | 1.06 | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA |
| Muscle (glut) | 6 | 0.94 | 0.08 | 13 | 0.95 | 0.04 |
| Penis | 6 | 0.84 | 0.09 | NA | NA | NA |
| Lungs | 5 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 3 | 0.45 | 0.04 |
NA = not applicable.
2-way ANOVA by organ and sex performed after exclusion of sex-specific organs revealed significant main effect of sex and organ (both P < 0.001) but no significant interaction term.