Table 4 Laboratory tests, energy expenditure, core temperature, ¹⁸F-FDG activity, and blood pool activity

CRP (mg/L)

N = 10

1.2 (1.0-2.7)

1.0 (0.8–2.0)

0.445

Glucose (mmol/L)

N = 10

4.6 (4.5–5.2)

4.8 (4.7–5.3)

0.053

Insulin (pmol/L)

N = 10

48.1 (36.9–61.8)

55.0 (45.9–96.8)

0.047

Energy expenditure (J/s)

N = 10

70.4 (61.1–75.8)

68.4 (59.7–74.3)

0.047

¹⁸F-FDG activity (MBq)

N = 9

76 (74–82)

79 (73–81)

0.766

Blood pool activity

_meanSUV_mean JV

N = 9

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

1.2 (0.8–1.3)

0.066

_meanSUV_mean VCS

N = 9

1.0 (0.8–1.1)

1.3 (1.1–1.4)

0.011