TABLE 3

Correlations Between BAT Parameters After Stratification

CharacteristicSUVmaxSUVmean
Young lean
 SQUVmaxρ = 0.79*
 SQUVmeanρ = 0.17
Young obese
 SQUVmaxρ = 0.88*
 SQUVmeanρ = 0.58
Old lean
 SQUVmaxρ = 0.57
 SQUVmeanρ = 0.56
  • Stratification of Spearman correlations between maximal and mean BAT metabolic activity (respectively, SUVmax and SUVmean) and maximal and mean sympathetic nervous stimulation to BAT (respectively, SQUVmax and SQUVmean). *P < 0.01.