Preoperative PET/CT ¹⁸F-FDG Standardized Uptake by Lymph Nodes as a Significant Prognostic Factor in Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Table 5

Characteristics of patients categorized according to SUV_LN.

Characteristics	Total ()	SUVLN
		≤1.15	>1.15
Age		67.33 ± 10.21	64.68 ± 10.68	0.234
Sex
Male	56	28	28	0.277
Female	34	21	13
Tumour location
Colon	44	21	23	0.211
Rectum	46	28	18
Tumour size		4.27 ± 1.87	5.14 ± 2.20	0.045
T stage
T1/2	17	12	5	0.307
T3	47	23	24
T4	26	14	12
Lymph node metastasis
No	63	39	24	0.03
Yes	27	10	17
Lymphovascular invasion
No	78	43	35	0.740
Yes	12	6	6
Tumour grade
Well/Moderate	71	40	31	0.486
Poor	19	9	19
Adjuvant treatment
No	31	19	12	0.345
Yes	59	30	29
SUVTumor		20.09 ± 10.40	19.91 ± 10.87	0.935
Recurrence
No	71	46	25	<0.0001
Yes	19	3	16