Comparison of Diagnostic Performance of Three-Dimensional Positron Emission Mammography versus Whole Body Positron Emission Tomography in Breast Cancer
Table 2
Baseline clinical characteristics.
3D-PEM-WBPET (n = 204)
WBPET-3D-PEM (n = 200)
P value
Total (N = 404)
Age (years)
Mean ± SD
50.1 ± 9.3
51.1 ± 9.1
0.2663
50.6 ± 9.2
Median (min, max)
50.0 (19.0, 71.0)
51.0 (20.0, 70.0)
50.0 (19.0, 71.0)
BMI (kg/m2)
Mean ± SD
24.3 ± 3.4
24.5 ± 3.7
0.6061
24.4 ± 3.6
Median (min, max)
24.1 (17.3, 39.7)
24.2 (15.9, 43.0)
24.2 (15.9, 43.0)
SBP (mmHg)
Mean ± SD
120.3 ± 12.1
122.5 ± 15.3
0.1075
121.4 ± 13.8
Median (min, max)
120.0 (87.0, 160.0)
120.0 (87.0, 180.0)
120.0 (87.0, 180.0)
DBP (mmHg)
Mean ± SD
77.4 ± 7.9
78.1 ± 8.6
0.3913
77.7 ± 8.2
Median (min, max)
80.0 (51.0, 109.0)
80.0 (53.0, 100.0)
80.0 (51.0, 109.0)
Comorbidities, n
Diabetes mellitus
9.7% (11/113)
11.7 (13/111)
0.6323
Uterine fibroids
48.9% (23/47)
55.9% (19/34)
0.5366
SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index. Values in the 2 groups were compared by Student’s t-test or chi-square or Fisher’s exact test.
