68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT for the detection of inflammation of large arteries: correlation with18F-FDG, calcium burden and risk factors

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Table 4 Correlation of ¹⁸ F-FDG TBR _mean and ⁶⁸ Ga-DOTATATE TBR _mean of eight arterial segments to the baseline characteristics

Pearson's correlation coefficients for the correlation between risk factors and imaging results
	Mean ¹⁸ F-FDG	Mean ⁶⁸ Ga-DOTATATE	PB	Hyperchol	HTN	Smoker	DM	Family history of CVD	CVD	Age	Gender	BMI
Mean ¹⁸F-FDG	1	0.64^a	NS	NS	0.58^b	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Mean ⁶⁸Ga-DOTATE	0.64^a	1	0.52^b	NS	0.60^b	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.56^b	NS	NS
PB	NS	0.52^b	1	NS	NS	0.55^b	NS	NS	0.63^a	NS	NS	NS

^aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). ^bCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed). BMI, body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DM, diabetes; HTN, hypertension; Hyperchol, hypercholesterolemia; NS, no significance; PB, plaque burden.