Patient Characteristics and Association Between HPD and Continuous Variables
| Characteristic | All patients (n = 46) | Non-HPD (n = 32) | HPD (n = 14) | P |
| SUVmax | 15.1 (4.9–35.7) | 13.8 (4.9–25.7) | 17.5 (5.3–35.7) | 0.232 |
| SUVmean | 6 (3.2–10.3) | 6.1 (3.2–10.3) | 5.8 (3.3–9) | 0.527 |
| MTV | 143.2 (2.7–1,772) | 62.1 (2.7–256.5) | 287.3 (11.3–1,772) | 0.011 |
| TLG | 576.6 (12.3–2,504) | 475.6 (12.3–2,504.1) | 756.1 (41.8–2,424.5) | 0.042 |
| White blood count | 9 (3.8–24.5) | 8.3 (4–21.3) | 10.2 (3.8–24–5) | 0.443 |
| Neutrophils | 6.4 (1.9–6.9) | 5.6 (1.9–14.5) | 7.8 (2–20.9) | 0.272 |
| dNLR | 2.7 (0.7–12.9) | 2.2 (0.7–5.5) | 3.5 (0.9–12.9) | 0.038 |
| Platelets | 265.9 (118–517) | 211 (123–449) | 305 (118–517) | 0.025 |