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Table 3 Spearman correlation analysis between metabolic parameters of adipose tissue, systemic-, arterial inflammation parameters, and adipose tissue area

From: Association of glucose uptake of visceral fat and acute myocardial infarction: a pilot 18F-FDG PET/CT study

 

VAT SUVmax

SAT SUVmax

r

p

r

p

Carotid artery TBR

0.543

< 0.001*

− 0.064

0.548

Spleen SUVmax

0.674

< 0.001*

− 0.108

0.312

BM SUVmax

0.686

< 0.001*

− 0.177

0.095

hsCRP

0.513

< 0.001*

− 0.073

0.506

VAT area

0.326

< 0.01*

− 0.202

0.061

SAT area

− 0.099

0.364

− 0.141

0.192

  1. Data were correlation coefficients from correlation analysis
  2. VAT visceral adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, SUVmax maximum standardized uptake value, TBR target-to-background ratio, BM bone marrow, hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
  3. * Statistically significant difference
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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