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. 2023 Oct 20;15(10):5689–5699. doi: 10.21037/jtd-23-1371

Table 3. Comparation of metabolic phenotypes between smokers and never-smokers.

Metabolic parameters Patients P value
Total No. Smokers Never-smokers
pSUVmax 0.004
   No. of patients [%] 198 [100] 77 [39] 121 [61]
   Mean ± SD 12.5±6.4 9.9±5.9
   Range 0.5–35.2 0.6–37.7
nSUVmax 0.229
   No. of patients [%] 102 [52] 43 [22] 59 [30]
   Mean ± SD 10.8±4.9 9.5±5.5
   Range 3.2–24.5 3.1–31.0
mSUVmax 0.651
   No. of patients [%] 69 [35] 25 [13] 44 [22]
   Mean ± SD 10.1±5.6 9.5±5.8
   Range 2.6–27.4 0.5–29.8

pSUVmax, maximum standardized uptake value of primary tumor; SD, standard deviation; nSUVmax, maximum standardized uptake value of metastatic lymph nodes; mSUVmax, maximum standardized uptake value of distant metastases.