Characteristic | 18F-FDG PET/CT | CT thorax/abdomen | P* |
Number | 95 | 102 | |
Male sex (n) | 49 (52) | 46 (45) | 0.39 |
Age (y) | 61 (range, 31–90) | 64 (range, 26–91) | 0.08 |
Mean Charlston comorbidity score ± SEM | 0.74 ± 0.10 | 0.77 ± 0.11 | 0.80 |
Referred by | |||
General practitioner (n) | 73 (77) | 80 (78) | 0.87 |
Medical specialist practice (n) | 4 (4) | 4 (4) | 1.0 |
Hospital departments (n) | 18 (19) | 18 (18) | 0.86 |
Mean time to imaging modality after first consultation (d) | 4.8 (range, 1–15) | 4.7 (range, 1–21) | 0.59 |
Clinical laboratory test | |||
Mean hemoglobin ± SEM (mmol/L) | 8.3 ± 0.1 | 8.1 ± 0.1 | 0.28 |
Mean white blood cell count ± SEM (109/L) | 7.6 ± 0.2 | 8.3 ± 0.3 | 0.038 |
Mean albumin ± SEM (g/L) | 38 ± 0.9 | 39 ± 2.4 | 0.71 |
Mean ESR ± SEM (mm/h) | 17.2 ± 2.2 | 22.7 ± 2.6 | 0.10 |
Mean LDH ± SEM (IU/L) | 183 ± 6 | 188 ± 15 | 0.80 |
Mean CRP ± SEM (mg/L) | 11.0 ± 2.1 | 14.4 ± 2.7 | 0.31 |
↵* t test for independent samples or Fisher’s exact test.
ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; CRP = c-reactive protein.
Data in parentheses are percentages.