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.

Data: expressed as mean ± s.d.; if value is less than 0.01, it is as significant; Wilcoxon rank-sum -square test.