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Table 5 Comparison between HEP and LF in patients with known or suspected cardiac sarcoidosis

From: Long fasting is effective in inhibiting physiological myocardial ¹⁸F-FDG uptake and for evaluating active lesions of cardiac sarcoidosis

	HEP		LF		p value
	N	Average ± SD	N	Average ± SD	p value
Age (years)	96	57.19 ± 13.88	69	56.94 ± 13.16	0.91
Gender	96	M/F = 37:59	69	M/F = 17:52	0.06
FBG	96	99.68 ± 14.12	69	92.80 ± 13.35	0.002**
FFA	96	0.81 ± 0.39	69	1.02 ± 0.41	0.001**
BMI	96	22.37 ± 3.39	69	21.83 ± 3.08	0.28
Phy U	96	2.46 ± 1.33	69	1.48 ± 0.99	<0.0001***
Steroid use	96	19	69	14	0.98

HEP, heparin loading plus 12-h fasting; LF, 16-h or more fasting; FBG, fasting blood glucose (mg/dL); FFA, plasma free fatty acids (mEq/L); BMI, body mass index; Phy U, physiological uptake grades 1 to 4; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.

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