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Table 5 The effect of UFH for the thresholds: multiple regression analysis

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

 

Patient

Steroid

UFH

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

 

β

p value

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

 

β

p value

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

 

β

p value

Liver uptake

SUVmean + 3SD

− 0.58

0.55

− 0.006

0.002

− 0.25

− 0.06

− 0.29

0.001

− 0.28

− 0.15

− 0.10

0.54

SUVmax

− 0.51

0.49

− 0.005

0.06

− 0.22

− 0.05

0.32

0.04

− 0.22

0.16

− 0.06

0.46

SUVpeak

− 0.62

0.60

− 0.004

0.02

− 0.27

− 0.008

− 0.33

0.001

− 0.32

0.14

− 0.15

0.43

SUVmean

− 0.69

0.66

− 0.005

0.03

− 0.27

− 0.06

− 0.30

0.002

− 0.35

0.16

− 0.14

0.75

Blood pool uptake

SUVmax

− 0.20

0.20

− 0.007

< 0.0001

− 0.05

0.013

− 0.06

0.07

− 0.04

0.11

0.09

0.54

SUVpeak

− 0.20

0.20

− 0.0003

< 0.0001

− 0.07

0.006

− 0.12

0.34

− 0.07

0.09

0.03

0.88

SUVmean

− 0.19

0.19

− 0.0001

< 0.0001

− 0.05

0.016

− 0.05

0.25

− 0.08

0.07

0.05

0.36

  1. β standard regression coefficient, SUV standardized uptake value