The Preoperative Maximum Standardized Uptake Value Measured by 18F-FDG PET/CT as an Independent Prognostic Factor of Overall Survival in Endometrial Cancer Patients

Table 2

The mean SUVmax in relation to pathological parameters.

	Mean	Standard deviation (SD)	Lower quartile (Q1)	Median (Me)	Upper quartile (Q3)	𝑃
FIGO stage
IA	11.45	6.14	7.60	9.70	13.60	a	0.0012
IB	14.61	4.37	11.10	15.20	17.35	b
II	17.09	5.75	16.40	19.50	20.40	b
III + IV	17.55	7.90	14.00	18.10	19.20	b
Lymph nodes metastasis
Positive	17.15	12.12	9.40	15.00	24.90	0.8191
Negative	14.20	5.57	9.30	14.15	18.15
Depth of myometrial invasion
≥50%	15.59	5.02	12.20	15.60	19.00	0.0016
<50%	12.16	6.65	7.40	10.10	16.10
Grading
1	11.25	4.70	9.10	9.20	15.20	a	0.0180
2	14.45	5.94	9.40	14.40	18.20	ab
3	16.66	5.46	12.10	16.20	20.20	b
Histopathological subtype (Bokham type)
1	14.12	5.82	9.20	14.30	18.10	0.3813
2	16.31	6.12	12.20	14.20	20.20
Death (before 60 months)
Yes	17.14	5.09	14.20	17.10	19.35	0.0055
No	13.47	5.83	9.10	12.80	17.40
Risk groups
Low	11,45	6,14	7,60	9,70	13,60	0,0004
Intermediate	14,24	4,20	10,40	15,20	17,10
High	16,92	6,28	12,90	17,80	20,25