Research Article
Do TSH, FT3, and FT4 Impact BAT Visualization of Clinical FDG-PET/CT Images?
Table 3
Comparison of parameters between BAT negative and BAT positive in this study population.
| | BAT negative | BAT positive | value |
| N | 52 | 10 | | Age (y-o) | | | n.s. | Gender (M : F) | 21 : 31 | 2 : 8 | n.s. | Body weight (kg) | | | n.s. | TSH (μIU/mL) | | | n.s. | FT3 (pg/mL) | | | n.s. | FT4 (ng/dL) | | | n.s. | T-Cho (mg/dL) | | | n.s. | 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. |
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Data: expressed as mean ± s.d.; if value is less than 0.01, it is as significant; Wilcoxon rank-sum -square test. |