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Table 2 Characteristics of included patients

From: Which is the proper reference tissue for measuring the change in FDG PET metabolic volume of cardiac sarcoidosis before and after steroid therapy?

Factors

All patients (n = 38)

Age (years old)

61.4 ± 9.5

Gender (male)

5 (13.2%)

Diabetes mellitus

4 (10.5%)

BMI (kg/m2)

22.8 ± 3.6

Initial steroid dose (mg/day)

29.7 ± 1.6

Steroid dose at the second scan (mg/day)

26.8 ± 4.3

Duration between scans (days)

61.5 ± 23.5

  1. BMI body mass index