Do TSH, FT3, and FT4 Impact BAT Visualization of Clinical FDG-PET/CT Images?

Table 1

Patient characteristics and summary of each group.

Group	THW	rhTSH	Hypothyroidism	Hyperthyroidism	BAT	value
	21	8	9	14	10
BAT uptake	0	0	0	0	10
Age (y-o)						n.s.
Gender (M : F)	7 : 14	4 : 4	4 : 5	6 : 8	2 : 8	n.s.
Body weight (kg)						n.s.
TSH (μIU/mL)						<0.0001
FT3 (pg/mL)						<0.0001
FT4 (ng/dL)						<0.0001
T-Cho (mg/dL)	244 ± 44	165 ± 26	156 ± 46	146 ± 41	203 ± 28	<0.0001
Min. temp. of the day (°C)						<0.01
Max. temp. of the day (°C)						<0.01
Max. temp. of 1 day before (°C)						<0.01
Difference temp. (°C)						n.s.

Data: expressed as mean ± s.d.